The power of the SEC shines again early Saturday as the 4th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats for a top-10 matchup in Lexington. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.

• How to watch: Live streams of the Alabama vs. Kentucky game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

#4 Alabama Crimson Tide (14-3) at #8 Kentucky Wildcats (14-3)

NCAA men’s basketball matchup at a glance

When: Saturday, Jan. 18 at noon ET

Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.

TV channel: ESPN

Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)

Kentucky goes into the Saturday showdown as a 2.5-point favorite over Alabama on its home floor after logging back-to-back ranked wins over No. 11 Texas A&M (81-69) and No. 14 Mississippi State (95-90) in its past two contests. The Wildcats assisted on 19 of 24 buckets in that win over Texas A&M and got a game-high 22 points from Jaxson Robinson, who hit 5-of-13 from 3-point range to account for 15 of his 22 points.

Alabama was among the hottest teams in college basketball before falling to No. 21 Ole Miss (74-64) on its home floor, having won eight straight and 11 of its 12 previous games. The Crimson Tide are set to play their third ranked opponent in a seven-day span and their eighth of the season.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Know your live streaming options

• FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with a huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary.
• SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
• DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming.

The Crimson Tide and Wildcats are set for a noon ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).