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The No. 4 Baylor Bears will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. Alabama is 13-7 overall and 9-1 at home, while the Bears are 18-2 overall and 5-0 on the road. This will be one of the biggest games of the day in the Big 12/SEC Challenge 2022. 

The Bears are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Alabama vs. Baylor odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 150.5. Before entering any Baylor vs. Alabama picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 12 of the season with a 49-36 record on all top-rated college basketball picks, returning almost $700. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of $2,800 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Alabama vs. Baylor. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Baylor vs. Alabama:

  • Alabama vs. Baylor spread: Baylor -3.5
  • Alabama vs. Baylor over-under: 150 points

What you need to know about Alabama

Alabama has now lost four of its last six games, including a stunning defeat at Georgia on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide were heavy favorites against a Georgia team that was winless in SEC play, but the Bulldogs came away with an 82-76 win. Alabama shot just 9 of 34 from the 3-point arc in the loss. 

The Crimson Tide have been excellent at home this season, with its lone loss coming to top-ranked Auburn. They are expected to have sophomore forward Juwan Gary back on the court after he missed the last two games due to a facial injury. Junior guard Jaden Shackelford leads Alabama with 17.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. 

What you need to know about Baylor

Baylor has bounced back from its lone two losses this season with a three-game winning streak, including a 74-49 blowout over Kansas State on Tuesday. The Bears held Kansas State to a 32 percent clip from the floor just three days after the Wildcats nearly upset Kansas. Kendall Brown and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua each posted a double-double for Baylor in the win. 

Sophomore guard LJ Cryer leads Baylor with 13.9 points per game, while senior guard James Akinjo is scoring 13.2 points and dishing out 5.6 assists. Head coach Scott Drew said Akinjo is a game-time decision due to a tailbone injury. Baylor has covered the spread in four of its last six games. 

How to make Baylor vs. Alabama picks

The model is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Baylor vs. Alabama? And which side covers almost 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.