Certainly, Texas Longhorns head coach Sean Miller is many things to many people. In his first stint at Xavier, Miller made a name for himself by taking the Musketeers to four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids with an Elite Eight and a Sweet Sixteen. With that body of College Basketball odds work, Miller advanced to the Arizona Wildcats and one of the most prestigious programs in college hoops. Consider that Miller produced seven Big Dance bids in his first eight years, with three Elite Eights and two Sweet Sixteen runs.
However, Miller coached at Arizona when the NCAA still had rules. Miller was slapped down for multiple violations and eventually forced out. He landed back at Xavier and produced two NCAA Tournament bids in three seasons, enough to get an invite to take over the Texas Longhorns. Texas has the resources to compete for national championships, but rarely delivers.
Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide NCAAB Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, January 10, 2026, 8 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Betting Online Odds at SBG: | Click Here |
Texas at Alabama Betting Odds Analysis
Oddsmakers opened with Alabama as the understandable home favorite. The Crimson Tide has the more impressive body of work and benefits from recency bias as the proven program that has made deep NCAA Tournament runs. Meanwhile, Texas will draw interest from bargain hunters to respect the new head coach, Sean Miller. The Longhorns are a capable team that has shown decent betting value at times this season.
Texas Longhorns Team Overview
The Texas Longhorns are 9-6 straight up, 7-7 against the spread, and 9-5 over/under the sportsbook total. Late, Texas has covered two out of its last five games. The Longhorns have gone over the total in six of their previous seven matchups.
Overall, Texas ranks 59th in scoring offense, 45th in field goal percentage, 179th in 3-point field goal percentage, 163rd in free throw percentage, and 54th in offensive rebounding. Defensively, the Longhorns rank 148th in scoring defense, 130th in field goal percentage allowed, 261st in 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 18th in defensive rebounding.
Alabama Crimson Tide Team Overview
The Alabama Crimson Tide is 11-3 straight up, 7-7 against the spread, and 7-7 over/under the college basketball odds total. Late on, Alabama has covered two out of its last five games. The Crimson Tide has gone under the total in four of its previous six matchups.
Alabama has NCAABB metrics of 14th for scoring offense, 112th for field goal percentage, 80th for 3-point field goal percentage, 52nd for free throw percentage, and x for offensive rebounding. Overall, on defense, the Alabama Crimson Tide has NCAABB metrics of 276th in scoring defense, 96th in field goal percentage allowed, 110th in 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 318th in defensive rebounding.
Texas at Alabama Betting Trends
In sum, Texas covered the spread in four of its last seven away games. The Longhorns went over the total in five of their last six road games. Late on, Alabama covered the spread in only two of its previous seven home games. The Crimson Tide went over the total in three of its last four home games.
Texas covered two of its last three games against Alabama. Also, two of those three games between the Crimson Tide and Longhorns went over the total. Texas covered its only previous trip to Alabama, and the game went under the total.
Texas at Alabama SBG Free Picks
Texas has four players averaging double digits for scoring. Finally, Alabama’s putrid defense will allow Texas to stay within the numbers.
Texas at Alabama SBG Best Bet: Texas Longhorns.