The East Region champion Connecticut Huskies face the West Region champion Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday in the 2024 NCAA Tournament Final Four. Tipoff is set for 8:49 p.m. ET from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

The Huskies are 11.5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 161.5 in the latest UConn vs. Alabama odds from the SportsLine consensus. 

Before making any Alabama vs. UConn picks or NCAA Tournament predictions, you need to check out the college basketball predictions from SportsLine expert Zack Cimini. 

A Las Vegas handicapper who's never afraid to buck conventional wisdom, Cimini enters the Final Four as SportsLine's most profitable college basketball expert. He's 85-60-2 on his last 147 college basketball picks, returning $1,850 for $100 players. Anyone following him has seen HUGE returns!

Now, Cimini has set its sights on Alabama vs. UConn in the 2024 Final Four. We can tell you he is leaning Over on the point total, and he also has discovered a crucial X-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back! You ABSOLUTELY need to see Cimini's analysis before locking in any college basketball picks.

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