Florida vs. Alabama: How to watch, odds, picks, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Florida and Alabama will meet for the first time this season on Wednesday night. Ahead of that game, here is how to watch it, as well as odds and predictions from ESPN and KenPom.

How to watch Florida vs. Alabama

Tip-off: 9 P.M. ET

Location: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Channel: ESPN2

Vegas odds

Alabama is an 8.5-point favorite over Florida on Wednesday night, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 147.5 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Alabama

Win probability (for Crimson Tide): 87.3%

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index, or BPI, is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict future outcomes and performances.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Alabama 77, Florida 67

Win probability (for Crimson Tide): 84%

KenPom is another analytical tool used across college basketball. Like BPI, KenPom is predicting that the Crimson Tide beat the Gators.

More on Florida vs. Alabama

The Florida Gators need to find a marquee win if they want to make the NCAA Tournament. After all, according to the latest Bracketology, the Gators are among the first four out right now. The Alabama Crimson Tide could prove to be that marquee win, as they’re currently listed as a probable one-seed.

Still, even with the motivation, it will be difficult for the Gators who have a 13-10 (6-4) record to beat the Crimson Tide with their 20-3 (10-0) record.

“Florida’s a very good team that’s getting better and better. They’ve got a new coach, got a new system that took them a little longer to, I’m sure, learn the system they want to put in. But they know what they’re doing over there, and they’ve got players, and they’re playing their best basketball right now. So this is not gonna be an easy win at all,” Alabama head coach Nate Oats said.

“We’ve got to play better than we did Saturday.”