Overview
- Tipoff is set for 9:45 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa with coverage on TBS.
- Sportsbooks list a narrow line with Texas Tech at -1.5 and the total around 164.5 points.
- SportsLine’s 10,000-simulation model projects the Over to hit 60% of the time with an average of 171 combined points.
- USA TODAY Sports Network reporters unanimously picked Texas Tech to advance.
- Alabama enters off a 90-70 win over Hofstra to reach 24-9, while Texas Tech beat Akron 91-71 to move to 23-10, and this is their first NCAA Tournament meeting despite eight prior games.