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Alabama vs BYU Live Stream & Tips – Crimson Tide To Win Sweet 16 Sprint In March Madness

Leigh Copson

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Last updated: 24 Mar 2025

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Leigh Copson 24 Mar 2025

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Alabama tipped to cover spread, advancing to Elite Eight
Alabama leads all-time series 1-0 vs BYU
Alabama's offense averages 90.8 PPG, top in nation

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Alabama vs BYU Predictions & Tips

Alabama vs BYU Predictions & Tips
Head To Head
Alabama Form
BYU Form

Alabama vs BYU Predictions & Tips

Alabama are tipped to cover the spread as they advance to the Elite Eight.

The Crimson Tide give up plenty of points but they make up for that with the nation’s best offense, so we are backing them to win a high-scoring sprint.

Alabama average 90.8 points per game (#1 in nation)
Alabama are 6-2 at neutral venues this season
The Over has hit in 8 of Alabama’s last 12 games
The Over has cashed in 11 of BYU’s previous 14 games

Head To Head

Alabama lead the all-time series 1-0
Alabama won 71-59 when the two teams last met in November 2017

Alabama Form

Alabama go into this Sweet 16 showdown having rebounded from their semi-final defeat in the SEC tournament with back-to-back wins in the national competition.

The Crimson Tide made a disappointing end to the regular season as they lost four of their final seven games, but they rallied in the conference quarter-finals.

They beat Kentucky 99-70, only to then bow out in the semi-finals as they lost 104-82 to Florida.

Alabama put that behind them in the first round of March Madness as they beat Robert Morris, 90-81.

The Crimson Tide then backed that up in the second round as they opened up a double-digit lead before half-time on their way to an 80-66 victory over Saint Mary’s CA.

BYU Form

BYU enter this matchup having upset Wisconsin in the second round for their 11th win in their last 12 games.

The Cougars dropped a couple of games in early February, but responded strongly as they closed out the regular season on an eight-game win streak.

They kept that run going in the quarter-finals of the Big 12 tournament, as they advanced to the semi-finals with a 96-02 victory over Iowa State.

BYU failed to make it nine-in-a-row though, as they exited in the quarter-finals thanks to a 74-54 loss to Houston.

The Cougars rebounded from that loss with an 80-71 win over Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of March Madness, before downing Wisconsin in the second round, 91-89.

Verdict

BYU @ Alabama

Alabama led the nation in average scoring this season and BYU do not have the defensive dogs to slow them down.

That means this game could descend into a straight-up shootout, and for that reason we have to go with this Crimson Tide offense.

Alabama -4.5

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