The Alabama Crimson Tide (13-7) meet the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (15-4) at Coleman Coliseum. The game will air on ESPN at 2:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 27, 2018.
Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide ATS Prediction
The last time the Sooners played, they topped the No. 10 Kansas Jayhawks, 85-80. Oklahoma made good use of their 25 trips to the charity stripe, making 20 of them (80.0 percent). Kansas, meanwhile, was just 6-15 (40.0 percent). Oklahoma was led by Trae Young, who was the top scorer from either team with 26 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
The Crimson Tide lost to the Ole Miss Rebels in their last matchup, 78-66. Ole Miss’ 0.346 free throw rate was their largest strength over Alabama, who had a rate of 0.161. The Rebels’ mark was above their season average of 0.267, while the Crimson Tide’s was below their season average of 0.286. With 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Dazon Ingram had a good game for Alabama.
Alabama does a great job at getting to the charity stripe. They rank 54th in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.279), but Oklahoma is among the best in the nation at keeping opponents off the line (ranking ninth by allowing a FTA rate of 0.168). Moreover, the Sooners rank 24th in effective field goal percentage (0.564), while the Crimson Tide rank 32nd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.467).
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Betting Pick
Free College Basketball Pick: SU Winner – Oklahoma, ATS Winner – Oklahoma, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Notes:
Oklahoma ranks 22nd in three pointers attempted per game (27.7) while Alabama ranks 224th (19.3).
The Sooners average 40.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 13th in the NCAA. The Crimson Tide rank 178th in rebounds allowed per game (36.0).
Alabama averages 6.0 blocks per game, which ranks ninth in the NCAA. Oklahoma ranks 151st in blocks allowed per game (4.2).
The Sooners rank 25th in assists per game (17.2) while the Crimson Tide rank 165th (13.3).
Oklahoma ranks 54th in steals per game (7.3) while Alabama ranks 122nd in steals allowed per game (6.5).
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The Sooners have scored an equal number of points as their opponents. For the season, Oklahoma has defeated opponents by an average of 9.7 points.
During their last five games, the Crimson Tide have scored an average of 72.0 points per game (2.1 below their season average) and allowed an average of 67.8 points per game (2.1 below their season average).
