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College Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Oklahoma Sooners - January 28, 2023

January 28, 2023


The Alabama Crimson Tide enter this game ranked 2nd in the AP Poll and 2nd in the Coaches Poll while having won their previous nine matchups in a row including a 66-63 win at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Sooners enter this game having lost four of their last five games and are on a three-game losing streak which includes Tuesdays 52-79 loss on the road against the TCU Horned Frogs.BookMaker has the Alabama Crimson Tide listed as 6.5-point favorites on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners and has set the total for the over/under plays at 146 points. Will the Crimson Tide extend their winning streak to ten games or will the Sooners snap their three-game losing streak? Lets take a deeper dive into how these teams are performing this season.Alabama Crimson Tide Team PreviewThe Alabama Crimson Tide enter this game ranked in the Top 5 in the AP and Coaches Polls with a ranking of 2nd in both polls with an overall record of 18-2 which puts them in 1st place in the SEC and are coming off a 66-63 win at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Crimson Tide are 12-7-1 ATS overall, 5-1 ATS on the road, and 10-6-1 ATS as a favorite this season.Brandon Miller leads the team in scoring with an average of 19.5 points per game this season. Noah Clowney leads the team in rebounds with an average of 8.5 rebounds per game on the year. Jaden Bradley leads the team in assists with an average of 3.6 assists per game. Charles Bediako leads the team in blocks with an average of 1.8 blocks per game this season.Oklahoma Sooners Team PreviewThe Oklahoma Sooners enter this game with an overall record of 11-9 which puts them in 8th place in the Big 12 Conference and are coming off a 52-79 loss on the road against the TCU Horned Frogs. The Sooners are 9-10-1 ATS overall, 3-6-1 ATS at home, and 5-4-1 ATS as an underdog this season.Grant Sherfield leads the team in scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game this season. Tanner Groves leads the team in rebounds and blocks with an average of 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game on the year. Grant Sherfield and Milos Uzan are tied for the team lead in assists with an average of 3.3 assists per game.Series Trends and Game PickBoth teams are 3-3 in the last ten games in the series, however, Alabama has outscored Oklahoma by an average of 68 to 67.67 points per game while both teams are 3-3 ATS in those matchups. The Sooners have won two of the last three games and have won by an average score of 73.67 to 71.33 while going 2-1 ATS in those contests.The under has hit in five of the last six games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 135.67 points per game in those contests. The under has hit in two of the last three games with the teams combining for an average of 145 points per game in those matchups.Alabama enters this game as the better team, however, Oklahoma has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three games. The Sooners are 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and taking the Oklahoma Sooners +7 for this matchup on BookMaker.Spooky Express Pick: Oklahoma Sooners +7