Two of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season will face each other on Saturday afternoon when the Alabama Crimson Tide face the 4^th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers in Toronto, Ontario at the Coca-Cola Coliseum with the game tipping off at 1:30 PM ET and will air on Fox.

Alabama enters this game with a record of 6-2 following an 89-65 win at home against the Arkansas St. Red Wolves on Monday. The Crimson Tide have been the 2^nd highest-scoring team this season in college basketball as they enter this game averaging 94.13 points per game. Mark Sears has played a pivotal role in the success of the offense for the Crimson Tide as he enters this game leading the team in scoring and assists with an average of 19.8 points and 4.3 assists per game. However, Alabama has been a below-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 74.88 points per game which is above the national average of 71.2 points per game. The Alabama Crimson Tide will look to build off the momentum following Monday’s win against the Red Wolves and get their first win against a ranked opponent this season when they face the Purdue Boilermakers.

The Purdue Boilermakers enter this game ranked 4^th in the AP Poll and 4^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 8-1 following an 87-68 win at home against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Monday. Purdue won the Maui Invitational earlier this season following a 73-63 win against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the 1^st round, a 71-67 win in the Semifinals against the Tennessee Volunteers, and a 78-75 win in the Championship against the Marquette Golden Eagles. Purdue has been an above-average scoring team and has been an above-average team defensively as they enter this game averaging 84.89 points per game which ranks 24^th in college basketball while allowing an average of 67.22 points per game. The Boilermakers will look to build off the momentum with the win against the Iowa Hawkeyes when they play the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Purdue Boilermakers listed as 6-point favorites against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon. Purdue has won two of the last three meetings while going 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Alabama Crimson Tide are 4-4 ATS overall this season while the Purdue Boilermakers are 5-2-2 ATS overall and 5-2-2 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Purdue is the more talented team and has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three matchups. The Boilermakers are 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series and have been the better team at covering the spread this season as they are 5-2-2 ATS overall while the Crimson Tide are 4-4 ATS overall. I look for those trends to continue which is why I am laying the points with the Purdue Boilermakers when they play the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon.