Kentucky vs. Alabama prediction: Why Alabama is favored to win women's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Alabama will square off with Kentucky, in what is expected to be a close women's college basketball game, at Coleman Coliseum on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' new women's basketball model gives Alabama a slight edge with a 51% win probability over Kentucky.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday's Kentucky vs. Alabama matchup, including best bets and picks.

Kentucky vs. Alabama prediction: Who will win?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's women's basketball matchup between Kentucky and Alabama 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Alabama a 51% chance of beating Kentucky.

According to our model, the over/under total of 130.5 points has a 58% chance of going over.

Kentucky vs. Alabama odds

We have researched the best women's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Kentucky vs. Alabama picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: