Alabama vs Sam Houston College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Nov. 3

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The Sam Houston Bearkats start their 2026-27 college basketball season on November 3, 2026, taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide at Coleman Coliseum.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Alabama vs. Sam Houston Game Info and Odds

Take a look at some betting insights for Alabama (-26.5) versus Sam Houston on Tuesday. The total has been set at 171.5 points for this game.

Alabama won 16 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 19 times.
Sam Houston went 20-10-0 ATS last season.
Alabama (1-1) covered a lower percentage of games when it was favored by 26.5 points or more last season (50%) than Sam Houston (1-0) did as a 26.5+-point underdog (100%).
When playing at home last season, the Crimson Tide sported a worse record against the spread (6-9-0) compared to their ATS record in road games (5-5-0).
Last season, the Bearkats were 7-4-0 at home against the spread (.636 winning percentage). On the road, they were 10-5-0 ATS (.667).

Alabama went 18-5 in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 78.3% of those games).
The Crimson Tide never played a game last season with moneyline odds of -33333 or shorter.
Sam Houston won five, or 38.5%, of the 13 games it played as underdogs last season.
The Bearkats were not a bigger underdog last season than the +5000 moneyline set for this game.
Based on this matchup's moneyline, Alabama's implied win probability is 99.7%.

Last season, Alabama was best in the country offensively (91.2 points scored per game) but eighth-worst defensively (82.7 points conceded).
On the boards, Alabama was 13th-best in college basketball in rebounds (36.9 per game) last season. However, it was the worst in rebounds conceded (35.9 per game).
Last season Alabama was ranked 46th in college basketball in assists with 16.3 per game.
Alabama committed 9.5 turnovers per game last season and forced 9.3 per game, ranking 43rd and 331st, respectively, in college basketball.
Last year Sam Houston scored 82.3 points per game (45th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 75.1 points per contest (217th-ranked).
Sam Houston allowed 30.4 rebounds per game last season (130th-ranked in college basketball), but it thrived by pulling down 36.6 rebounds per contest (18th-best).
Last year Sam Houston ranked 78th in college basketball in assists, putting up 15.5 per game.
With 11.4 turnovers per game, Sam Houston ranked 234th in the country. It forced 11.1 turnovers per contest, which ranked 172nd in college basketball.

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