Alabama vs Oklahoma Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 28 (Crimson Tide Outmuscle Struggling Sooners)

Alabama vs Oklahoma Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 2 Alabama (18-2) vs. Oklahoma (11-9)
• Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• Venue: Lloyd Noble Center -- Norman, Oklahoma

Saturday, Jan. 28's NCAA college basketball slate features several SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchups, including one between the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide and the Oklahoma Sooners.

Alabama has been chugging along this season, picking up its ninth consecutive victory with a 66-63 effort against Mississippi State on Wednesday. That sort of success has eluded Oklahoma this season. The Sooners are just 2-6 in their last eight games, most recently falling 79-52 to ranked TCU earlier this week.

Can Alabama further cement itself as one of the nation's top teams? Or does Oklahoma have what it takes to hand the Crimson Tide their third loss of the campaign?

Alabama vs Oklahoma Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: ALA: (-225) | OKLA: (+184)
• Spread: ALA: -4.5 (-120) | OKLA: +4.5 (-102)
• Total: 144.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Alabama enters this contest as the clear road favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 2 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 144.5 points with both sides set at -110.

Alabama vs Oklahoma Betting Trends

• Alabama is 13-7-0 against the spread this year.
• The Crimson Tide are 8-5 as 5.5-point favorites or more.
• Out of 20 Alabama's games so far this season, nine have gone over the total.
• Oklahoma has eight wins in 19 games against the spread this season.
• The Sooners have covered every time (1-0) as a 5.5-point underdog or greater this year.
• Oklahoma has seen nine of its 19 games hit the over.

Alabama Rank	Alabama AVG		Oklahoma AVG	Oklahoma Rank
11th	83.2	Points Scored	67.3	296th
165th	68.7	Points Allowed	64.6	57th
1st	42.1	Rebounds	29.6	295th
12th	11.7	Off. Rebounds	5.4	356th
14th	10.0	3pt Made	6.7	261st
84th	14.6	Assists	13.7	142nd
330th	14.4	Turnovers	12.1	169th

Alabama vs Oklahoma Prediction & Pick

There's nothing that suggests that Oklahoma can pull off the upset this afternoon. The Sooners have been dreadful lately, averaging just 52.7 points on 39.0% shooting over their last three games. Continuing to perform that poorly will make it tough to keep up with the Crimson Tide, who average 83.2 PPG (No. 6) this season.

Alabama also has the advantage on the glass, pacing the nation with 45.9 rebounds per game compared to Oklahoma's 32.1 RPG clip (No. 289). The Crimson Tide have proven not to have any issues playing away from home as well, going 6-0 on the road, whereas the Sooners are 1-3 in their last four home games.

With the Crimson Tide being 16-2 as the favorite while the Sooners are 3-7 as underdogs this season, look for Alabama to continue its impressive run today.

Final Score Prediction: Alabama: 78 | Oklahoma: 68

Alabama vs Oklahoma Best Bet

When it comes to the best bet, I'm siding with the total finishing under 146.5 points. For starters, both teams' offenses are solid, allowing a combined 133.3 PPG. Secondly, Oklahoma's offense has barely put up any points lately while the under is 5-2 in Alabama's last seven games.

Lastly, the under has been hit in five of the last six Alabama-Oklahoma matchups, seeing an average of 135.7 points scored. In other words, expect the presence of two strong defenses to lead to fewer points than expected.

Bet: Under 144.5 Points (-110)

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