Alabama vs. Connecticut

Alabama loves to run, but Connecticut is a suffocating defensive team. Alabama can play some defense, too, ranked eighth in the 14-team SEC in field goal shooting allowed (43.6%) and fourth at defending the 3-pointer (31.5%). Alabama is 26-10 UNDER the total as a double-digit underdog. UConn was No. 1 in the Big East in points given up (61.4 points per game), field goal shooting allowed (.385), and at defending beyond the arc (.271). They're on a 14-7 run UNDER the total. Kansas was sixth in the Big 12 in scoring and No. 1 in shooting but UConn played them to a 69-65 final, going UNDER by 14 points. They also beat Gonzaga in a defensive game, 76-63, sailing UNDER by 14 points. Gonzaga finished eighth in the nation in scoring (84.5 points per game). UConn is 19-9 UNDER versus winning teams and 42-23 UNDER when playing with five or six days of rest. Take Alabama/Connecticut UNDER the total.