NCAA Odds - Basketball: TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (2/18)
NCAA ODDS - BASKETBALL — February 18
TENNESSEE at ALABAMA
(NCAA Odds: Alabama -4, Total 120.5) — Alabama is bringing players back into the fold. Trevor Releford and Anthony Steele came back to the team from suspension, but Tony Mitchell and JaMychal Green are still out, and it’s pretty tough to go up against a team like Florida when you’re undermanned. Coach Anthony Grant apparently didn’t make a lot of sharp halftime adjustments, and Florida reeled off the first sixteen points of the second half. Grant must have gotten a strong vote of confidence from the athletic department, because he could be tossing away his team’s chances at a an NCAA berth.
Green and Mitchell averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds between them. That leaves a gaping hole, and that is the kind of thing Tennessee might be able to exploit. The Vols have reserve forward Kenny Hall under suspension, and burly newcomer Jarnell Stokes has not been sensational, but he’s given them decent work on the boards. With Tennessee absolutely desperate to keep any and all NCAA hopes alive, we can see the Volunteers continuing on this uptick that has seen them win four games in a row.
JAY’S NCAA ODDS PLAY: TENNESSEE +4 **
(All information is for news matter only; All games are graded on a scale of 1-4 stars. Lines are subject to change)
