The No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s Gaels play in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening. The Crimson Tide defeated Robert Morris 90-81 in the first-round tilt on Friday. In the meantime, Saint Mary’s took down Vanderbilt 59-56 in their first-round contest. 

Tip-off from the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, is set for 6:10 p.m. ET. Alabama is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest Saint Mary’s vs. Alabama odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 149.5, up 1.5 from the opener. Alabama’s over/under for total points scored is 77.5.

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