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USA TODAY Sports experts’ predictions for prime time Alabama-Oklahoma showdown

Will Alabama avoid the upset bug Saturday night against Oklahoma? Here’s who USA TODAY Sports’ experts think will win the showdown between the Tide and Sooners.

Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, the Alabama Crimson Tide have two games left against SEC competition before a potential clash with the Texas Longhorns or Texas A&M Aggies in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.

First things first, Alabama (8-2) will be in Norman for the first time in over 20 years Saturday to face the Oklahoma Sooners (5-5) at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Kalen DeBoer’s team rolled to a 52-7 win over Mercer last Saturday behind an offense that racked up 508 total yards against a quality FCS opponent. Quarterback Jalen Milroe played for two-plus quarters and threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns on 11-of-16 passing. Milroe rushed six times for 43 yards and a score.

Alabama also got big games from freshman sensation Ryan Williams, who had two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving), receiver Germie Bernard (four catches, 81 yards), stud linebacker Jihaad Campbell (nine tackles, one sack) and others.

The Tide recorded their first non-offensive touchdown of the season when Zabien Brown recovered a fumble forced by DaShawn Jones. Brown, another true freshman, ran 68 yards for a score.

Alabama is ranked No. 7 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. In the updated College Football Playoff Rankings released Tuesday, the Crimson Tide moved up three spots to No. 7. If the Playoff started today, Alabama would be the No. 9 seed playing at No. 8 seed Notre Dame, according to the committee’s latest bracket.

Brent Venables’ Oklahoma team got off to a strong enough start in its first year in the SEC, starting 3-0 before conference play began. The Sooners have since gone 1-5 in SEC play, including their 30-23 loss to the Missouri Tigers at Faurot Field two weeks ago on Nov. 9.

On Thursday, USA TODAY Sports’ college football experts released their predictions for every Top 25 team in Week 13, including Alabama vs. Oklahoma. The six-member panel of Dan Wolken, Paul Myerberg, Eddie Timanus, Scooby Axson, Jordan Mendoza and Erick Smith all picked the Crimson Tide to beat the Sooners.

Kickoff for Alabama vs. Oklahoma is set for 6:30 p.m CT. The game can be seen on ABC, with the broadcast crew of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit calling the action.

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Kickoff time, TV info announced for pivotal Alabama football showdown vs. Oklahoma

Here’s when Alabama will play the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Nov. 23.

The SEC on Monday announced kickoff times and TV info for Week 13 games, including the showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Oklahoma Sooners on Nov. 23 in Norman.

The Crimson Tide and Sooners will kick off in prime time at 6:30 p.m. CT at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC, marking the third time this season that Alabama will play in the prime time slot on the network.

Kalen DeBoer’s team is ranked No. 9 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll following their 45-13 victory over the LSU Tigers over the weekend at Tiger Stadium. Alabama improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in SEC play.

Brent Venables and the Sooners are 5-5 in their first season in the SEC after falling 30-23 to the Missouri Tigers in Columbia on Saturday. Alabama and Oklahoma last met in the 2018 Orange Bowl in Miami, a 45-34 win by Nick Saban’s team over Kyler Murray and the Sooners to reach the College Football Playoff Championship Game.

In that game, Tua Tagovailoa completed all but three passes against Oklahoma’s defense and was 24-of-27 for 318 yards and four touchdowns through the air. The Sooners lead the all-time series against Alabama, 3-2-1.

Alabama will face the Mercer Bears this Saturday at 1 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game can be seen on SEC Network+.

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Alabama vs Oklahoma Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners prediction and college basketball game preview.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners prediction and college basketball game preview.

Alabama vs Oklahoma Broadcast

Date: Saturday, January 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK
Network: ESPN

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Why Alabama Will Win

The Crimson Tide have been fabulous from the field over their ten-game winning streak, they’re great from the line, and they proved in the win over Kentucky that they can win even when they’re not on from three.

Few teams in America shoot or make more threes than Alabama, and they’re going to keep on firing away. Bomb from three, come up with a slew of steals, and put the pressure on the other side – it’s working.

For all of the good things Oklahoma is doing, it’s nothing special at stopping the three – teams are hitting 34% from outside on the Sooner D. But …

Why Oklahoma Will Win

OU is more than happy to get into a three-point shooting contest with anyone. The Sooners don’t shoot as many as Alabama, but they have no problems bombing away. They’re good enough on the offensive boards and they’re just good enough on the inside, too, to score in a variety of ways.

Yes, Alabama is one of the best teams in the country at forcing steals and mistakes, but OU is just as strong. It’s the best team in the Big 12 at forcing turnovers, the Tide will make their share of errors.

What’s Going To Happen

These two are similar in a whole slew of ways, but Alabama does what it does a bit better than Oklahoma does what it does.

However, the Sooners are outstanding at home, they’ve been consistent, and they have the style to survive the barrage of offense that always comes from this Tide team.

Alabama vs Oklahoma Prediction, Line

Oklahoma 83, Alabama 80
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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