Alabama Crimson Tide vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/07/26

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers will face off on Saturday for an SEC matchup. The basketball version of the Iron Bowl should be one of the best games of the day and these two rivals will give it their all to come out with a win. The Crimson Tide have been receiving hate from the college basketball world for playing Charles Bediako, but Alabama is just 2-2 with him on the active roster. They are a good team, but I do not see them playing well enough to cover the short spread inside Neville Arena.

Auburn is 14-8 under new head coach Steven Pearl and I expect them to cover the 2.5-point spread on Saturday. They have lost just one game on their home floor this season and the crowd should be louder than ever. The Tigers are one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the country and that should be the difference in this game. According to KenPom, Auburn is ranked #14 nationally in offensive rebounding percentage while Alabama’s defense is ranked just #287. Auburn grabs 37.7 percent of their misses this season and should have plenty of second chance points in this one. Take Auburn to cover -2.5*

*Auburn -2.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at -4*