SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Kentucky

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Alabama visits Kentucky on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Alabama scores an average of 78.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 71.5 points per contest. Kentucky scores an average of 68.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.1 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Alabama	42.1	32.2	68.9	162	45.8	8.4	3.8	13.3	13.5
Alabama OPP	56.8	38.4	67.1	332	43.8	7.3	4.1	11.5	15.8
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Kentucky	42.8	31.1	69.3	121	40.9	6.7	6.1	11.8	14.5
Kentucky OPP	67.3	39.4	68.9	237	38.3	6.4	3.4	12.3	12.8

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Jaden	Shackelford	ALA	13.1	37.5	34.8	66.1
Herbert	Jones	ALA	12.9	46.2	50.0	76.5
Brandon	Boston	KEN	12.8	35.9	17.1	81.1
Jahvon	Quinerly	ALA	12.8	47.4	32.4	69.4
John	Petty	ALA	12.5	44.5	33.3	69.2
Olivier	Sarr	KEN	11.2	49.4	40.0	71.8
Terrence	Clarke	KEN	10.7	43.1	22.7	47.1
Davion	Mintz	KEN	10.3	41.0	36.2	64.3
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Jordan	Bruner	ALA	20	1.7
Herbert	Jones	ALA	20	1.7
Brandon	Boston	KEN	15	1.5
Davion	Mintz	KEN	12	1.2
Devin	Askew	KEN	11	1.1
John	Petty	ALA	12	1.1
Cam’Ron	Fletcher	KEN	5	0.8
Jahvon	Quinerly	ALA	8	0.8
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Isaiah	Jackson	KEN	28	2.8
Olivier	Sarr	KEN	14	1.4
Jordan	Bruner	ALA	15	1.3
Herbert	Jones	ALA	13	1.1
Lance	Ware	KEN	7	0.7
Alex	Reese	ALA	6	0.5
Dontaie	Allen	KEN	3	0.4
John	Petty	ALA	3	0.3
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Isaiah	Jackson	KEN	46.0	72	7.2
Herbert	Jones	ALA	48.0	78	6.5
Jordan	Bruner	ALA	39.0	67	5.6
John	Petty	ALA	49.0	62	5.6
Olivier	Sarr	KEN	37.0	56	5.6
Brandon	Boston	KEN	34.0	53	5.3
Jaden	Shackelford	ALA	42.0	56	4.7

Alabama vs. Kentucky Basketball Series History

Kentucky leads 114-38

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Alabama	Kentucky
NCAA NET	29	88
Sagarin	23	45
ESPN BPI	65	41
Ken Pomeroy	27	43
Massey Composite	34	91

Alabama Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
1	Herbert Jones	F	6′-8″	210	SR
2	Jordan Bruner	F	6′-10″	225	SR
3	Alex Reese	F	6′-9″	230	SR
4	Juwan Gary	F	6′-6″	218	FR
5	Jaden Shackelford	G	6′-3″	200	SO
10	Delaney Heard	G	6′-3″	198	–
11	Joshua Primo	G	6′-6″	190	FR
12	Darius Miles	F	6′-6″	185	FR
13	Jahvon Quinerly	G	6′-1″	175	SO
14	Keon Ellis	G	6′-6″	170	JR
15	Tyler Barnes	F	6′-8″	201	SR
21	Britton Johnson	G	6′-4″	183	JR
22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	F	6′-8″	210	FR
23	John Petty Jr.	G	6′-5″	184	SR
24	Jaden Quinerly	G	6′-0″	155	FR
25	Adam Cottrell	G	6′-3″	200	SO
30	Kendall Wall	F	6′-5″	192	SR
33	James Rojas	F	6′-8″	220	JR
34	Paul Stramaglia	G	6′-0″	180	FR
35	Alex Tchikou	F	6′-11″	225	FR

Kentucky Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jacob Toppin	F	6′-9″	194	SO
2	Devin Askew	G	6′-3″	198	FR
3	Brandon Boston Jr.	G	6′-7″	185	FR
5	Terrence Clarke	G	6′-7″	194	FR
10	Davion Mintz	G	6′-3″	196	SR
11	Dontaie Allen	G	6′-6″	198	FR
12	Keion Brooks Jr.	F	6′-7″	205	SO
13	Riley Welch	G	6′-0″	185	SR
14	Brennan Canada	F	6′-6″	198	SO
20	Zan Payne	G	6′-4″	215	SO
21	Cam’Ron Fletcher	F	6′-6″	215	FR
23	Isaiah Jackson	F	6′-10″	206	FR
25	Kareem Watkins	G	5′-8″	145	FR
30	Olivier Sarr	F	7′-0″	237	SR
55	Lance Ware	F	6′-9″	223	FR

Alabama Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/25/2020	Jacksonville St	57	Alabama	81
11/30/2020	Stanford	82	Alabama	64
12/1/2020	UNLV	74	Alabama	86
12/2/2020	Providence	71	Alabama	88
12/12/2020	Clemson	64	Alabama	56
12/15/2020	Furman	80	Alabama	83
12/19/2020	Western Kentucky	73	Alabama	71
12/22/2020	ETSU	69	Alabama	85
12/29/2020	Ole Miss	64	Alabama	82
1/2/2021	Alabama	71	Tennessee	63
1/5/2021	Florida	71	Alabama	86
1/9/2021	Alabama	94	Auburn	90
1/12/2021	Alabama		Kentucky
1/16/2021	Arkansas		Alabama
1/19/2021	Alabama		LSU
1/23/2021	Mississippi St		Alabama
1/26/2021	Kentucky		Alabama
1/30/2021	Alabama		Oklahoma
2/3/2021	LSU		Alabama
2/6/2021	Alabama		Missouri
2/9/2021	Alabama		South Carolina
2/13/2021	Georgia		Alabama
2/17/2021	Alabama		Texas A&M
2/20/2021	Vanderbilt		Alabama
2/24/2021	Alabama		Arkansas
2/27/2021	Alabama		Mississippi St
3/2/2021	Auburn		Alabama

Kentucky Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/25/2020	Morehead State	45	Kentucky	81
11/29/2020	Richmond	76	Kentucky	64
12/1/2020	Kansas	65	Kentucky	62
12/6/2020	Kentucky	62	Georgia Tech	79
12/12/2020	Notre Dame	64	Kentucky	63
12/15/2020	Detroit Mercy	PPD	Kentucky	PPD
12/19/2020	North Carolina	75	Kentucky	63
12/26/2020	Kentucky	59	Louisville	62
12/29/2020	South Carolina	PPD	Kentucky	PPD
1/2/2021	Kentucky	78	Mississippi St	73
1/5/2021	Vanderbilt	74	Kentucky	77
1/9/2021	Kentucky	76	Florida	58
1/12/2021	Alabama		Kentucky
1/16/2021	Kentucky		Auburn
1/20/2021	Kentucky		Georgia
1/23/2021	LSU		Kentucky
1/26/2021	Kentucky		Alabama
1/30/2021	Texas		Kentucky
2/2/2021	Kentucky		Missouri
2/6/2021	Tennessee		Kentucky
2/9/2021	Arkansas		Kentucky
2/13/2021	Auburn		Kentucky
2/17/2021	Kentucky		Vanderbilt
2/20/2021	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/23/2021	Texas A&M		Kentucky
2/27/2021	Florida		Kentucky
3/2/2021	Kentucky		Ole Miss

Injuries and Suspensions

Alabama

[G] 01/09/2021 – Jahvon Quinerly is “?” (Medical)
[F] 10/21/2020 – Alex Tchikou is out for season (Achilles)

Kentucky

[G] 01/09/2021 – Terrence Clarke is “?” (Ankle)

Source: statfox.com

Alabama-Kentucky Prediction

Kentucky 76, Alabama 75

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Kentucky

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS