Without Aden Holloway, can Alabama Basketball advance to the second week of the NCAA Tournament? There is no consensus answer. Mostly, but with some reservations, the Crimson Tide is expected to beat Hofstra. CBS Sports' Thomas Casale touts his past success in knowing which teams Alabama will struggle against. He thinks Hofstra is one of those teams, "Alabama struggles against teams that hammer them on the offensive boards." The Pride have the size to overpower the Tide on the glass so that Casale might have a valid point. He did not go so far as predicting an upset, but he did say Hofstra could make the Sweet 16.
How human predictions and computer models think Alabama will roll without Holloway
