Nineteen of the teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will take the court Saturday as a stacked college basketball schedule takes center stage here in mid-January. The fun begins in Lexington when No.

That being said, No. 4 Alabama men's basketball will play its fourth and SEC matchup of the regular season on the road against No. 8 Kentucky on Friday at 11 a.m. CT. For the init

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon

Kentucky ranks 13th nationally in first-half scoring, while Alabama has posted the second-most points of any team in the opening 20 minutes. This game should be played at a frenetic pace, and clearing the 40-point mark prior to halftime won’t be a tough ask of either offense.

Alabama basketball (14-3) and Kentucky (14-3) meet again this weekend. TV channel, streaming, start time and more.

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Kentucky is cooking, having dealt Florida its first loss of the season two weeks ago before pulling off hard-nosed wins against ranked conference opponents in Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The Wildcats’ loss at Georgia on Jan. 7 was a bummer, but the response was electric — 16-of-32 shooting on treys and 95 total points in a frenzied Starkville.

The Kentucky Wildcats will host the Alabama Crimson Tide early Saturday afternoon for a battle between two Southeastern Conference heavyweights. If you are looking to catch the top-10 college basketba