Alabama had a massive victory over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden over the weekend, but that was just the start of an early-season stretch that features four straight games against ranked opponents.

Next up is Purdue coming to Tuscaloosa on Thursday. Purdue entered the season as the No. 1 team in the AP rankings, but was dropped to No. 2 in the most recent poll. The Boilermakers are 2-0 with victories over Evansville and Oakland.

Alabama is a 2.5-point favorite on Thursday on its home court. While this meeting will be fun for college basketball fans, both teams have their eyes on much bigger things down the line. Oddsmakers might not regard Alabama as highly as Purdue long-term in the college basketball national championship odds , but the Crimson Tide are still certainly in the m

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