Picks for 11/20/24
College Basketball
9:00 PM EST
Rotation # 686
Alabama -8 over Illinois (win)
Tonight’s game takes place in Birmingham, Alabama, at the C.M. Newton Classic, so we can assume the Crimson Tide will have most of the fans in their favor. Illinois lost every significant player from a year ago, and it is composed of first-year students and transfers. Brad Underwood is a good coach, but the Illini are a young team still weeks away from reaching its full potential. To start the season, Illinois has faced three weak teams that run at a turtle pace, but that will not be the case this evening. Alabama returns top producers like Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, and Latrell Wrightsell. Tempo will be a real challenge for Illinois to keep up with as a new team. The Crimson Tide are much better suited to make a deep tournament run and should run away with the game by double-digits. Take Alabama.
9:00 PM EST
Rotation # 686
Alabama -8 over Illinois (win)
Tonight’s game takes place in Birmingham, Alabama, at the C.M. Newton Classic, so we can assume the Crimson Tide will have most of the fans in their favor. Illinois lost every significant player from a year ago, and it is composed of first-year students and transfers. Brad Underwood is a good coach, but the Illini are a young team still weeks away from reaching its full potential. To start the season, Illinois has faced three weak teams that run at a turtle pace, but that will not be the case this evening. Alabama returns top producers like Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, and Latrell Wrightsell. Tempo will be a real challenge for Illinois to keep up with as a new team. The Crimson Tide are much better suited to make a deep tournament run and should run away with the game by double-digits. Take Alabama.
.
