Oklahoma Sooners vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) are headed to Coleman Coliseum on Saturday where they will play the Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2).

The Oklahoma Sooners stepped onto the hardwood against Prairie View A&M and walked away with a win by a score of 89-67 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Sooners walked away with 14 while Prairie View A&M racked up 25 personal fouls. They made 4 of 16 tries from downtown. Prairie View A&M finished shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by burying 5 of 7 tries. On top of that, Prairie View A&M grabbed 18 rebounds (4 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Prairie View A&M doled out 9 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. When talking about the defense, Oklahoma let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 7 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Sooners knocked down 32 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 91.4%. Oklahoma walked away from the contest having earned a 60.5% field goal percentage (26 of 43) and converted 5 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Jalon Moore is a player who had an impact in the game. He finished with 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Oklahoma will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 13-0 for the season. They have an average of 83.1 pts per contest (46th in college hoops) on 48.6% from the floor. The Sooners are connecting on 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (123 of 335) and 81.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma is grabbing 34.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 190 assists on the season, which is 189th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a group are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Sooners have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 42nd in college hoops in allowing assists with 141 relinquished on the campaign. The Sooners defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (323 of 757) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 93rd in D-1 in opponents points per game (67.5).

When they last played, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 105-82 when they faced South Dakota State. Regarding team rebounding, Alabama permitted South Dakota State to pull down 37 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 42.3% from downtown by shooting 11 of 26 and finished the game at 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Crimson Tide allowed South Dakota State to convert 30 of their 71 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.3% for the game. In all, the Crimson Tide finished 37 for 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Alabama converted 19 of 55 tries (34.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. South Dakota State was called for 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also turned it over 6 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Crimson Tide snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the game.

Aden Holloway ended up being a major contributor for the Crimson Tide for the matchup. He converted 9 of 21 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and earned 1 rebound. He tallied 26 points in his 27 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this contest.

Alabama has a record of 11-2 on the campaign. The Crimson Tide have committed 17.8 fouls every game and they hit 70.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.1 times per contest (40th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Alabama has earned 1,169 points this season (89.9 per contest) and they collect 45.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which ranks 95th in the nation.

The Alabama defense concedes 29.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (94 of 322) and opponents are converting on 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.2 assists and 37.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 63rd and 304th in college. The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 312th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 77.2. They are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (65th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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