The tournament changed its format to have winners advance rather than facing set opponents, which led to the scheduled game vs. Notre Dame being taken off the schedule and each team's third game determined by results.

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Rutgers-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rutgers Alabama. Alabama came up with a big win over Houston on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide trailed for much of the game and were still down by four inside the final three minutes,