The Tennessee Volunteers (12-6, 2-3 SEC) are 3.5-point underdogs as they try to break a three-game road slide when they square off against the No. 17 Alabama Crimson Tide (13-5, 3-2 SEC) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Coleman Coliseum. The matchup airs at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The point total is set at 167.5 for the matchup.

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Alabama vs. Tennessee betting lines

• Alabama moneyline odds to win: -177
• Tennessee moneyline odds to win: +148
• Spread: Alabama (-3.5)
• Total: 167.5

Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Alabama has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered three times in eight games at home, and it has covered two times in four games on the road.
• Looking at over/unders, the Crimson Tide hit the over less often in home games, as they’ve exceeded the total four times in eight opportunities this season (50%). In road games, they have hit the over three times in four opportunities (75%).
• Alabama has fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 5-2, compared to going 2-0 away from home.

Recent trends

• The Crimson Tide’s offense has been worse over their last 10 games, racking up 91.7 points a contest compared to the 93.1 they’ve averaged this year.
• Alabama’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (82.8) is 0.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (82.6).
• The Crimson Tide’s 13.0 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are more than the 12.6 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 34.2% compared to their season-long percentage of 35.0% from deep.

Alabama betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 6-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
• O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 3-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)

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Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In 2024-25 against the spread, Tennessee had a better winning percentage at home (.529, 9-8-0 record) than away (.455, 5-6-0).
• In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Volunteers’ games finished above the over/under at home (52.9%, nine of 17) compared to on the road (36.4%, four of 11).

Recent trends

• The Volunteers are posting 79.6 points per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 2.8 fewer points than their average for the season (82.4).
• While Tennessee is surrendering 68.8 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 71.5 points per contest.
• The Volunteers are making 6.6 threes per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.6 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.2). Additionally, they own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.6%) compared to their season average from three-point land (34.9%).

Tennessee betting records this season

• ATS Record: 6-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 0-3-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-10-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
• O-U-P: 12-6-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 10-1; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)