Alabama vs. South Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 14

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The South Carolina Gamecocks (11-13, 2-9 SEC) are heavy underdogs (+17.5) as they look to stop a four-game road slide when they visit the Alabama Crimson Tide (17-7, 7-4 SEC) on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Coleman Coliseum. The game airs at 8:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The over/under for the matchup is set at 168.5.

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Alabama Cover -17.5 vs South Carolina -113

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Alabama vs. South Carolina betting lines

  • Alabama moneyline odds to win: -2941
  • South Carolina moneyline odds to win: +1258
  • Spread: Alabama (-17.5)
  • Total: 168.5

Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Alabama has fared worse when playing at home, covering four times in 11 home games, and four times in seven road games.
  • At home, the Crimson Tide eclipse the over/under 45.5% of the time (five of 11 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, going over the total in 85.7% of games (six of seven).
  • Alabama has fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 7-3, compared to going 3-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Crimson Tide have been scoring 88.7 points per game, an average that’s a little lower than the 91.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Alabama give up 2.7 more points per game (85.7) than its season-long average (83.0).
  • The Crimson Tide are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 12.2 threes per game and shooting 34.9% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 12.8 makes and 35.5% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Alabama betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-13-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 17.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-9-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-10-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 7-3; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (162nd in nation) 42.8 (107th) 37.4 (15th) 36.7 (360th) 16.5 (50th) 9.5 (40th)

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South Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, South Carolina has had better results away (4-2-0) than at home (5-11-0).
  • In 2025-26 a lower percentage of the Gamecocks’ games have finished above the over/under at home (50%, eight of 16) compared to on the road (66.7%, four of six).
  • The Gamecocks, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (1-5) as on the road (1-5) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Gamecocks have fared worse offensively in their last 10 games, putting up 71.2 points per contest, 5.3 fewer points their than season average of 76.5.
  • South Carolina has fared worse defensively in its previous 10 games, giving up 83.9 points per contest, 8.5 more points than its season average of 75.4.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Gamecocks are sinking 6.9 treys per contest, 1.0 fewer threes than their season average (7.9). They have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.1%) compared to their season average (30.8%).

South Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-14-0 (Home: 5-11-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-10-0 (Home: 8-8-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-12 (Home: 1-5; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (245th in nation) 45.0 (239th) 29.8 (297th) 32.3 (254th) 13.5 (212th) 9.4 (33rd)
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