Free College Basketball Picks Today: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Arkansas Razorbacks 2/25/23

The Arkansas Razorbacks (19-9, 8-7 SEC) and their superb defense are on the road to face the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (23-4, 13-1 SEC) and their outstanding offense on Saturday. Arkansas blew out the Georgia Bulldogs 97-65 at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday. Nick Smith Jr. was the leading scorer with 26 points.

Ricky Council IV chipped in with 22 points. The Razorbacks remain seventh in the Southeastern Conference. Alabama won their 11th in a row at home in impressive fashion on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 108-59.

Brandon Miller had 21 points to lead the team. The Crimson Tide remain first in the Southeastern Conference. It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams. Alabama will be looking for a season sweep against Arkansas after taking the only prior matchup 84-69 at Bud Walton Arena on January 11.

Mark Sears led the Crimson Tide with 26 points. Jalen Graham had 16 points in defeat.Council IV is averaging 16.6 points per game to lead the Razorbacks in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Makhi Mitchell is grabbing 5.9 rebounds per game, and Anthony Black is dishing 4.4 assists.

Miller’s 18.7 points per game have powered the Crimson Tide on offense. Miller also has pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game. Jaden Bradley has recorded 3.5 assists per game. The Razorbacks are 21st in defensive efficiency in the country, while the Crimson Tide rank 26th in offensive efficiency.

In the last 10 games, Arkansas is 7-3 with an average margin of +9.6 (72.8-63.2). Alabama has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 81.9 points per game on average while holding opponents to 66.4 (+15.5 margin).

RAZORBACKS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Makhel Mitchell: 10.8 | 6.7 | +4.1
Trevon Brazile: 0.0 | 6.5 | -6.5
Rebounds per game:
Makhi Mitchell: 7.4 | 5.9 | +1.5
Assists per game:
Anthony Black: 5.8 | 4.4 | +1.4

CRIMSON TIDE HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Noah Gurley: 2.0 | 8.7 | -6.7
Points per game:
Rylan Griffen: 9.6 | 7.2 | +2.4

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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.