Yale vs Alabama Prediction 12/29/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Dec 13, 2025; Birmingham, AL, USA; Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. (0) fights his way to the basket for a shot against Arizona at Legacy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News
MATCHUP
Yale Bulldogs
Alabama Crimson Tide
Team Records
11-1
9-3
Spread
+16.5 -110
-16.5 -110
Moneyline
+1000
-1800
Total
Over 175.5 (-110)
Under 175.5 (-110)
Where
Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL
When
Monday, December 29, 2025
Time
08:00 PM EST
TV
SECN+
The Yale Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide meet Monday in college basketball action from the Coleman Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Yale Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide prediction.
Yale Bulldogs Recap
The Yale Bulldogs come into this game looking to add on to their 93-82 win over Albany last time out to sit at 11-1 this season. After this game, Yale will head on the road for a game against Brown.
Bulldogs Win 8 In A Row
Nick Townsend leads the Bulldogs across the board with team-highs of 16.9 PPG along with 7.6 RPG and 4.7 APG while Isaac Celiscar has 13.7 PPG with 5.1 RPG and 2.9 APG as well this season. Riley Fox has 12.8 PPG with 2.3 RPG and Trevor Mullin has 10.2 PPG with 2.2 RPG and 3.3 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Yale so far this season. Samson Aletan has 8.7 PPG with 5.6 RPG and Casey Simmons has 8.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG. As a team, Yale is averaging 87.3 PPG on 52.1% shooting from the field, 43.4% from three and 79.6% from the foul line this season.
Alabama Crimson Tide Recap
The Alabama Crimson Tide come into this game looking to add on to their 92-81 win over Kennesaw State last time out to sit at 9-3 this season. After this game, Alabama will take on Kentucky at home.
Crimson Tide Win 6 Of Last 7
Labaron Philon Jr. leads the Crimson Tide in scoring and assists with 21.9 PPG and 5.6 APG along with 3.6 RPG while Aden Holloway has 16.7 PPG with 3.7 APG and 2.4 RPG. Latrell Wrightsell has 10.7 PPG with 2.7 RPG and 2.4 APG and Amari Allen has 10.2 PPG with 7 RPG and 3.3 APG to lead the Crimson Tide in rebounding so far this season. Taylor Bol Bowen has 9.7 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Aiden Sherrell has 9.2 PPG with 6.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Alabama is averaging 93.9 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 76.1% from the foul line this season.
Alabama has won each of its last 21 games at Coleman Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Yale has lost 13 of its last 14 games against AP-ranked opponents.
Alabama has won the first half in each of its last 11 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Why the Yale Bulldogs will win
Yale has won each of its last eight games.
Yale has won the first half in each of its last 12 games.
Total Points Facts
Seventy-two of Yale’s last 74 games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 176 or fewer points.
Eleven of Alabama’s last 12 night games against non-Conference opponents at Coleman Coliseum have produced a total of 174 or fewer points.
Matchup/League Facts
Alabama ranks 365th among Division 1 teams for opponent field goal attempts per game this season (70.0).
Alabama ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for blocks per game this season (7.1).
Yale is one of two teams to rank in the top-10 for both three-point percentage and free throw percentage this season.
Yale ranks 3rd among Division 1 teams for three-point percentage this season (43.4%).
Yale Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction
I’m on Yale and the points here. I have no doubts that Alabama is the better team, but the thing here is that Yale is one of the few Ivy League teams that have no problem going toe-to-toe against the big boys and this is a team that usually has some tournament experience and are familiar with these bigger programs. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Alabama had one eye on the Kentucky game on deck so give me Yale and the points here.
