No. 22 Tennessee (20-8, 10-5 SEC) will face No. 18 Alabama (21-7, 11-4 SEC) for a second time throughout the 2025-26 basketball season. The Vols will host Alabama on Saturday at Meals Metropolis Middle.
Rankings mirror the USA TODAY Sports activities males’s basketball coaches ballot.
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Tipoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for six p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the matchup with Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) on the decision.
Forward of Saturday’s recreation, Tennessee has a 66.8 p.c probability to defeat the Crimson Tide, in line with ESPN’s Matchup Predictor. Nolan Analytics initiatives the Vols to defeat Alabama, 80-78.
An preliminary SEC student-athlete availability report was launched earlier than the Tennessee-Alabama recreation. 5 gamers are listed as out: Cade Phillips (Tennessee), Clarence Massamba (Tennessee), Davion Hannah (Alabama), Keitenn Bristow (Alabama) and Collins Onyejiaka (Alabama).
Tennessee defeated the Crimson Tide, 79-73, on Jan. 26 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Extra: 5 gamers listed as out for Tennessee-Alabama basketball recreation
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