Alabama star point guard Mark Sears withdrew his name from the 2024 NBA Draft late Wednesday afternoon. Nearly five hours later, his teammate Jarin Stevenson made the same decision. This completes Nate Oats’s 2024-25 squad that’ll be looking for a return trip to the Final Four and the program’s first national championship. His 13 scholarships … Sears returning to Alabama, odds now 11/1 at FanDuel
Alabama’s incredible offseason continued Sunday when it scored a commitment from ex-Rutgers star center Cliff Omoruyi, who chose the Crimson Tide over North Carolina, Kansas State and Georgetown. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center is a perfect fit for Nate Oats’s 2024-25 squad. Omoruyi doesn’t need touches offensively and will get his own off the offensive boards. … Edwards: ‘Bama gets ex-Rutgers center Cliff Omoruyi
The rich got richer on Saturday when Alabama secured a commitment from South Florida’s Chris Youngblood, who garnered AAC Co-Player of the Year honors in 2023-24. Youngblood, a Tuscaloosa native, returns home after serving as the catalyst in a breakout campaign for the Bulls. USF won the AAC regular-season title, advanced to the second round … Oats, ‘Bama add AAC Co-Player of the Year
FanDuel has released numbers for the sides of all four potential matchups in the 2024 NCAA Tournament finals. The betting shop has UConn (35-3 straight up, 26-12 against the spread) installed as a 5.5-point favorite at a -104 price vs. Purdue. Gamblers backing the Boilermakers at +5.5 are looking at a -118 price. Dan Hurley’s … FanDuel has hypothetical lines for finals
WESTGATE SUPERBOOK, LAS VEGAS, NV. – As of Saturday afternoon, the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas had Alabama (24-11 straight up, 19-15-1 against the spread) installed as a 3.5-point favorite for tonight’s Elite Eight showdown vs. Clemson in the West Region finals. The total was 164 points, and the Tigers were +145 on the money … Edwards likes the side for Clemson vs. Alabama
As of Saturday afternoon, most betting shops had Alabama (22-11 straight up, 17-15-1 against the spread) installed as a six-point favorite for Sunday’s Round-of-32 showdown vs. Grand Canyon in Spokane, WA. The total was 168.5 and the Antelopes were +200 on the money line. Alabama advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s second round thanks to Friday … NCAA Tournament Betting: Edwards likes Alabama-Grand Canyon total
Florida (22-10 straight up, 14-17-1 against the spread) is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games, but the Gators blew double-digit leads in all four losses. The double-digit leads were in the second half of three of those defeats, and the fourth (in last week’s 79-78 loss at Vandy) saw UF give up a 12-point … SEC Tournament Betting Picks: Florida vs. Alabama
The men’s SEC Basketball Tournament starts Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. The curtain jerker will pit 12th-seeded Arkansas against 13th-seeded Vanderbilt at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network. As of early Tuesday morning, I had not been able to locate a spread for this game yet. KenPom had the Razorbacks as … SEC Tournament Betting Preview: Arkansas is favored vs. Vanderbilt
**Arkansas at Alabama** -I made Alabama (20-10 straight up, 16-13-1 against the spread) a nine-point favorite if Rylan Griffen doesn’t play and a 10-point ‘chalk’ if he’s upgraded. Griffen is ‘questionable’ with a calf injury. Griffen averages 11.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He’s hit 38.2 percent of his 3-pointers. I anticipate Nate Oats … Edwards: Saturday’s SEC Primer with Picks
Published on Monday, 3/4/24, at 7:20 p.m. Eastern. Updated on Tuesday, 3/5/24, at 7:15 a.m. Eastern. Florida (20-9 straight up, 13-15-1 against the spread) will be looking for revenge tonight when it plays host to Alabama at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. FanDuel opened Alabama (20-9 SU, 16-12-1 ATS) as a 1.5-point road favorite at … SEC Showdown: Alabama at Florida
FanDuel currently has Tennessee as the -115 ‘chalk’ to win the SEC’s regular-season championship. Alabama, which hosts the Volunteers Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum, has -105 odds. South Carolina is one game back of both teams and has a 20/1 number. Kentucky has 110/1 odds, followed by Florida and Auburn, who are both 140/1 longshots. … Edwards: Saturday’s SEC Slate