Vanderbilt vs Alabama College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Jan. 7

The Vanderbilt Commodores (14-0, 1-0 SEC) will look to extend a 14-game winning streak when they host the Alabama Crimson Tide (11-3, 1-0 SEC) on January 7, 2026. The Crimson Tide have won four games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Vanderbilt vs. Alabama Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
• Game time: 9 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN2
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee
• Arena: Memorial Gymnasium

If you plan to place a wager on Vanderbilt-Alabama contest (in which Vanderbilt is a 3.5-point favorite and the over/under has been set at 178.5 points), keep reading for a few betting insights and trends for Wednesday's game.

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Vanderbilt vs. Alabama: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Vanderbilt has covered nine times in 14 matchups with a spread this season.
• Alabama has covered seven times in 14 games with a spread this season.
• Vanderbilt covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 64.3% of the time. That's less often than Alabama covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (66.7%).
• The Commodores have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than road games. They have covered four times in seven games when playing at home, and they've covered three times in four games on the road.
• The Crimson Tide performed better against the spread away (8-4-0) than at home (8-7-0) last season.

Vanderbilt vs. Alabama: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Vanderbilt has yet to lose any of the 10 games it has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Commodores have yet to lose in 10 games when named as moneyline favorite of -178 or better.
• Alabama has been the moneyline underdog four total times this season. Alabama has finished 2-2 in those games.
• The Crimson Tide have played as a moneyline underdog of +146 or longer in just two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Vanderbilt has a 64% chance of walking away with the win.

Vanderbilt vs. Alabama Head-to-Head Comparison

• Vanderbilt was 55th in the nation in points scored (78.9 per game) and 249th in points conceded (74.3) last season.
• Vanderbilt was 221st in college basketball in rebounds per game (31.2) and 226th in rebounds allowed (31.9) last year.
• Vanderbilt was 158th in the country in assists (13.8 per game) last season.
• With 9.6 turnovers committed per game and 13.4 turnovers forced last year, Vanderbilt was 40th and 40th in college basketball, respectively.
• Alabama was forced to count on its offense, which ranked best in college basketball (90.7 points per game), last year, as it ranked third-worst in college basketball defensively with only 81.3 points allowed per contest.
• Alabama ranked third-best in the nation by averaging 38.8 rebounds per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranked 290th in college basketball (33 allowed per contest).
• Alabama was one of the top teams in college basketball when it comes to assists, as it averaged 17.1 per game (13th-best in college basketball).
• Last season Alabama committed 12.1 turnovers per game (267th-ranked in college basketball) and forced 10 turnovers per contest (305th-ranked).

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