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Charleston vs Alabama Prediction, Picks, Odds | NCAA Tournament First Round Bets

Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert
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The First Round of NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament continues on Friday, March 22 -- and the 12th matchup of the day scheduled to tip off is Charleston vs Alabama, which is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET on truTV.

The Crimson Tide is favored by 9.5 points on the spread in Friday's contest; with the game total stationed at over/under 173.5 at most sportsbooks.

Here's everything you need to know about Charleston vs Alabama -- our expert prediction and betting picks for this First Round NCAA Tournament matchup.

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Charleston vs Alabama Odds

CHAR @ ALA Odds

  • Full Game
  • 1H
  • Spread
  • Total
  • Moneyline
Final
Charleston Cougars 783 Charleston
+11.5 -110 +4.5 -110 N/A +4.5 -110 +4.5 -110 +4.5 -115 +4.5 -110 +4.5 -114 +8.5 -112  
Alabama Crimson Tide 784 Alabama
-11.5 -110 -4.5 -110 N/A -4.5 -120 -4.5 -120 -4.5 -115 -4.5 -120 -4.5 -112 -8.5 -108  
Final
Charleston Cougars 783 Charleston
o172.5 -112 o81.5 -115 o81.5 -120 N/A o81.5 -120 o81.5 -115 o81.5 -120 o82 -109 o172.5 -110  
Alabama Crimson Tide 784 Alabama
u172.5 -108 u81.5 -105 u81.5 -104 N/A u81.5 -110 u81.5 -115 u81.5 -110 u82 -117 u172.5 -110  
Final
Charleston Cougars 783 Charleston
+390 N/A N/A +230 +210 +210 N/A +215 +290  
Alabama Crimson Tide 784 Alabama
-530 N/A N/A -300 -280 -280 N/A -275 -375  
Final
Charleston Cougars 783 Charleston
+11.5 -110 +1 -110 +3.5 -104 N/A N/A N/A N/A +5 -115 +8.5 -112  
Alabama Crimson Tide 784 Alabama
-11.5 -110 -1 -110 -3.5 -120 N/A N/A N/A N/A -5 -110 -8.5 -108  
Final
Charleston Cougars 783 Charleston
o172.5 -112 o90.5 -110 o90.5 -104 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A o172.5 -110  
Alabama Crimson Tide 784 Alabama
u172.5 -108 u90.5 -110 u90.5 -120 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A u172.5 -110  
Final
Charleston Cougars 783 Charleston
+390 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A +290  
Alabama Crimson Tide 784 Alabama
-530 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -375  

Charleston vs Alabama Prediction

Two teams will venture from the Southeast to the Pacific Northwest for the third tip-off in Spokane on Friday.

Alabama had high expectations to make the Final Four last season before getting knocked off in the Sweet 16 by eventual National Runner-up San Diego State.

If there's one thing Nate Oats' do well in the tournament, it's blow teams out. In his six-career tournament wins as head coach at Buffalo and Alabama, the margin of victory has been 13 points or more each time.

Charleston won the CAA title for the second straight season, as the Cougars held their own in a 6-point loss to San Diego State in the opening round in 2023.

Both these teams are high-tempo (Alabama 11th and Charleston 59th) and will fire away all night long. The Cougars are riding a 12-game winning streak, but there are no signature victories on the schedule as the CAA was the 19th-ranked conference according to KenPom out of 33 leagues.

Considering the expectations for the Tide last season and they came up short, Alabama's offense has the potential to score 90 points on anyone and they could do against Charleston.

Pick: Alabama -9.5 (-110)

Charleston vs Alabama Game Time & TV Channel

Date: Friday, March 22
Matchup: CAA vs SEC
Venue: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Location: Spokane, WA
Time-TV: truTV, 7:35 p.m. ET

Charleston vs Alabama Betting Stats

4) Alabama Crimson Tide
(SEC, At-Large)

  • Futures: +3200
  • Region: +650
  • SU: 21-11
  • ATS: 16-15-1
  • O/U: 24-8
  • PPG: 90.8
  • OPPG: 80.4

13) Charleston Cougars
(CAA, Automatic)

  • Futures: +35000
  • Region: +12500
  • SU: 27-7
  • ATS: 15-17-1
  • O/U: 18-15
  • PPG: 81
  • OPPG: 73.3

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers
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