Best Bets For BYU Vs Alabama Basketball Feature The Over

• Alabama and BYU to combine for over 176 points is a great bet in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Bet on Richie Saunders to score over 18.5 and Mark Sears to score under 20.5 points.

NEWARK, N.J. – The Alabama Crimson Tide are favored by 5.5 points against BYU in the Sweet Sixteen. BYU has gone 5-3 ATS this season as underdogs, but has a tough task ahead against Alabama.

The Crimson Tide struggled at the end of the season (lost 3 out of last 5) and a lot of their issues revolved around defense. Alabama has allowed over 80 points per game this season and allowed their last four opponents before March Madness to average over 90 points per game.

Therefore, the over for this matchup (176.0) is one of the best bets offered by college basketball betting sites.

Richie Saunders Over 18.5 Points -135

Richie Saunders has played a large role in BYU’s success this season, leading the team with 16.3 points per game. He is favored to score over 18.5 against an Alabama team that has allowed the 20th most points per game this season.

Saunders has scored over 19 in six of his last ten games and has a great matchup in the Sweet 16 against the Roll Tide.

Mark Sears Under 20.5 Points -125

While Mark Sears is the leading scorer for the Alabama Crimson Tide this season (18.6 PPG), legal sports betting sites may have set his total too high against BYU.

Sears scored 22 points against the Robert Morris Colonials in the first round of March Madness but has only scored over 20 in one of his last five games. During this season, Sears has only scored 21 or more points in 13 games out of 35.

Against SMC in the round of 32, Sears finished with 12 points on 15 attempts.

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