Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: SEC Network

Lloyd Noble Center is the site where the Oklahoma Sooners (11-6) will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-5) on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stepped onto the hardwood against Mississippi State and took home the win by a score of 97-82 in their last game. Alabama walked away from the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (29 of 66) and converted 12 of their 34 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crimson Tide knocked down 27 of their 33 shots for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 45 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 14 assists in this game as well as creating 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about defense, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 36.8% from the floor on 28 out of 76 shooting. Mississippi State doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Mississippi State pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mississippi State shot 68.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 25 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Crimson Tide left the arena with 19 while Mississippi State accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Labaron Philon is one player who was a factor for this game. He ended up shooting 71.4% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He played for 33 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He scored 32 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Alabama heads into this contest with a mark of 12-5 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per game and as a group are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Alabama is snagging 42.5 boards per game and has accounted for 285 assists on the season, which has them ranked 68th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson Tide are hitting 35.3% on shots from distance (217 of 615) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 93.7 pts per contest (4th in the country) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide are able to force 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 120th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 218 surrendered on the year. The Crimson Tide defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (488 of 1,163) and they concede 41.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 32.3% from beyond the arc while they are 345th in college hoops in points per game allowed (82.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma Sooners took a defeat with a final score of 96-79 against Florida. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma allowed Florida to pull down 41 in all (17 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 22 and ended up going 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Sooners allowed Florida to make 38 of their 71 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 53.5% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Sooners went 26 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3%. Concerning three-point attempts, Oklahoma buried 10 of their 16 tries (62.5%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a percentage of 70.8%. Florida committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Sooners to the free throw line for 24 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Sooners pulled down 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup.

Xzayvier Brown was important for the Sooners for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 13 for this game for a rate of 53.8%, and added 1 rebound. He had 24 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

Oklahoma has a mark of 11-6 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sooners are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 98th in the nation. Oklahoma has earned 1,430 points so far this year (84.1 per game) and they grab 38.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per game (110th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per contest. The Sooners have committed 17.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 405) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.1 dimes and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 162nd and 187th in the nation. The Sooners on the defensive side of the court are 203rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 74.2. They have forced 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (126th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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