Alabama vs Florida Prediction 2/1/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators meet Sunday in college basketball action from O’Connell Center in Gainesville. Here’s an Alabama vs Florida prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Alabama vs Florida pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Alabama Crimson Tide Betting Preview

Alabama managed to go 7-3 in their first 10 games this year, losing to only Purdue, Gonzaga and Arizona. After wins over South Florida, Kennesaw State, Yale and Kentucky, the Tide have since gone 3-3 in their last six with wins over Mississippi State, Oklahoma and Missouri. The losses have come versus Vanderbilt, Texas and Tennessee otherwise, giving the Tide a 14-6 overall record.

In the Missouri matchup on Tuesday the Tide were sitting in the locker room looking up at a 42-29 advantage on the scoreboard. Alabama cruised the rest of the way with a 48-35 second-half run and took the blowout win in a home matchup 90-64. Latrell Wrightsell put up 21 points with five rebounds and two assists while Labaron Philon had 18 points with six assists and four rebounds.

Florida Gators Betting Preview

Over on the Gators’ side, they limped to a rocky 5-4 run over their first nine games but they’ve since been playing much better. Florida won nine of the next 10 games over George Washington, Saint Francis, Colgate, Dartmouth, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt and LSU. After a loss to Auburn and a win over South Carolina the Gators now sit at 15-6 through 21 outings.

In the South Carolina matchup on Wednesday the Gators stormed out to a 48-20 advantage by the end of the first half. Florida didn’t let up from there, hitting a 47-28 run the rest of the way in a 95-48 blowout victory on the road. Thomas Haugh posted 18 points with three boards and Rueben Chinyelu doubled up on 14 points and 11 rebounds with one assist in 22 minutes of action in the victory.

Alabama Crimson Tide @ Florida Gators Betting Trends: February 1, 2026

Why the Florida Gators will win

• Florida has won 32 of its last 34 games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Alabama has lost each of its last three games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Alabama has lost the first half in each of its last three February road games as an AP-ranked team against an AP-ranked team.

Why the Alabama Crimson Tide will win

• Alabama has won each of its last seven games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Florida has lost the first half in six of its last eight games against AP-ranked opponents.

Alabama vs Florida Prediction

I’ll try Florida here but you could call it either way; we should have a great matchup on Sunday. The Gators blasted past a middling South Carolina team in their last outing, hitting a scorching 62.3 percent from the field with a 40-19 rebounding advantage and a 54-20 edge on points in the paint. Florida held the Gamecocks to just 25.9 percent shooting from the field and 15 percent (3-of-20) from outside in the blowout win. That makes six wins in the last seven games for the Gators, who have scored 79 or more points in all of those victories and 91 or more points in five of them.

As for Alabama, they did well against Missouri this week thanks to 88.5 percent (23-of-26) from the line and just seven turnovers. The Tide got beaten on the boards 41-39 and in the paint 44-20, but there was a bit of garbage time at the end of the game. Alabama is 3-1 in their last four outings with 83 or more points in each of those victories. We should have a high total here if the trends hold.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Florida Gators -6.5