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The Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) and Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2) clash in a Saturday top-10 showdown in Tuscaloosa. The opening tip at Coleman Coliseum will be at 6 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Oklahoma vs. Alabama odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Oklahoma, which is No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, heads into this contest — the SEC opener for both schools — off back-to-back games against overmatched foes. The most recent of those was an 89-67 Sunday win over 29-point underdog Prairie View. The Sooners have played just 3 Quad I games and just one such contest since Nov. 29.
No. 6 Alabama — the more battle-tested team with 5 Quad I games on its resume — netted its third 100-point game of the season in its last contest (105-82 win over 22.5-point underdog South Dakota State Saturday). The high-frequency-but-for-the-season-struggling-from-distance Crimson Tide buried a season-high 19 triples Saturday (they attempted 55 three-pointers).
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Oklahoma at Alabama odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Oklahoma +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | Alabama -1000 (bet $1,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oklahoma +12.5 (-105) | Alabama -12.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 165.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oklahoma at Alabama picks and predictions
Prediction
Alabama 92, Oklahoma 77
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
UA has played much the tougher slate so far, and its resume against teams of this ilk, even in ATS setbacks, is a green check mark for a bet minus the points. The Crimson Tide offense, complete with an abundance of second-chance and free-throw looks, is a difference maker.
KenPom ranks OU’s schedule so far at No. 344. And the Sooners are likely too far out over their skis with some outlier perimeter numbers at both ends of the floor.
Look for UA to get this one to the barn in the 12-to-15-point range. BACK ALABAMA -12.5 (-115). Some of the steam has been let out of this action by an overnight line move: Consider dialing down the unit factor on this wager.
Over/Under
Each side has seen the Over go 2-1 across its last 3 games.
Expect a lot of pace and a lot of 3s and 1s. BACK THE OVER 165.5 (-110).
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