Alabama vs Oklahoma

Alabama’s explosive guard duo of Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway, fresh off snapping a brief skid with a 97-82 road win and powering an offense near 94 points per game, makes the Tide my moneyline side at -250 despite Oklahoma’s strong 8-1 home record and the Sooners’ urgency after three straight losses, especially with Alabama having routed this program 107-79 last season and still finding ways to win while navigating a thinned rotation due to multiple injured depth pieces against an Oklahoma team that has recently struggled with turnovers and late-game execution. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 17/01/2026 09:47

Oklahoma’s efficient home shooting in Lloyd Noble and Alabama’s frantic tempo scream offense, but with the total sitting around 170.5 while these teams combine to allow roughly 156–165 points per game and the Sooners’ attack recently cooling off late in games, plus a shorthanded Alabama rotation that can subtly trim pace and depth of scoring even as both sides bomb threes at high volume, I lean to Under 170.5 at about -105 with a Grade B, expecting a high-scoring matchup that still falls a few possessions short of this inflated number. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 17/01/2026 09:47

Labaron Philon’s ability to take over halves, combined with Alabama’s elite three-point volume and Oklahoma’s shaky 5-12 record against the spread (including 0-2 ATS when catching at least 5.5 points), nudges me toward laying the -5.5 with the Tide at -120, even though the Sooners are 8-1 at home and Alabama is only 8-9 ATS and still patching together lineups through injuries, because the visitors’ offensive ceiling and Oklahoma’s recent three-game slide with turnover issues suggest a higher likelihood of this ending in a multi-possession Crimson Tide win, warranting a B- grade due to normal road volatility and the thin Alabama bench. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 17/01/2026 09:47