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Clemson vs Alabama NCAA Tournament Elite 8 odds, tips and betting trends

Tune in as the No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (24-11) match up with the No. 6 seed Clemson Tigers (24-11) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, airing on TBS beginning at 8:49 PM ET.

The Crimson Tide, who are favored by 3.5 points, are set to take on the Tigers. The point total for the game is 162.5.

Alabama has a 20-15-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Clemson, who is 20-14-1 ATS. The Crimson Tide are 26-9-0 and the Tigers are 17-18-0 in terms of going over the point total. The two teams combine to score 167.9 points per game, 5.4 more points than this matchup’s total. Alabama has a 4-6 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall in the past 10 games. Clemson has gone 6-3-1 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 contests.

Ahead of this matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s college basketball action.

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Clemson at Alabama odds, spread and lines

College basketball odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 1:09 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Alabama -3.5
  • Total: 162.5
  • Moneyline: Alabama -158, Clemson +133

Alabama vs. Clemson prediction

Alabama 81, Clemson 78

Moneyline

  • Alabama has won 20 of 24 games when listed as the moneyline favorite this season (83.3%).
  • The Crimson Tide have a 20-4 record (winning 83.3% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline favorite of -158 or shorter.
  • Alabama has an implied moneyline win probability of 61.2% in this contest.
  • Clemson has been underdogs in 10 games this season and won seven (70%) of those contests.
  • This season, the Tigers have won four of their six games when they’re the underdog by at least +133 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.9% chance of a victory for Clemson.

Against the spread

  • Alabama is 20-15-0 ATS this season.
  • Clemson is 20-14-1 ATS this year.
  • The Crimson Tide record 20.0 more points per game (90.7) than the Tigers give up (70.7).
  • When Alabama scores more than 70.7 points, it is 17-13 against the spread and 21-10 overall.
  • Clemson has a 17-11-1 record against the spread and a 21-8 record overall when giving up fewer than 90.7 points.
  • The Tigers’ 77.2 points per game are just 3.9 fewer points than the 81.1 the Crimson Tide give up to opponents.
  • Clemson has put together a 6-3 ATS record and a 7-2 overall record in games it scores more than 81.1 points.
  • Alabama has an ATS record of 12-2 and a 14-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 77.2 points.

Over/Under

  • The Crimson Tide have an average implied point total of 87.2 this season, which is 4.2 points higher than their implied total in Saturday’s game (83).
  • This season, Alabama has put up more than 83 points in 23 games.
  • The average implied point total on the season for the Tigers (77.7) is 2.3 fewer points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (80).
  • This season, Clemson has put up more than 80 points 11 times.

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