Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: fuboTV

The Alabama Crimson Tide (18-2) are on their way to Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners (11-9).

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced Mississippi State and walked away with a win by a score of 66-63 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 15 while Mississippi State finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also buried 3 out of their 15 shots from downtown. Mississippi State finished the game at 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of their 12 shots. On top of that, Mississippi State grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Mississippi State totaled 13 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Alabama allowed the other team to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 26 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crimson Tide made 19 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Alabama ended the contest with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 out of 57) and made 5 of 28 3-point shots.

Jahvon Quinerly is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished 44.4% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He played for 27 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished with 14 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Alabama comes into this one with a win-loss record of 18-2 this season. They currently have an average of 83.2 points per outing (13th in the country) while shooting 43.8% from the field. The Crimson Tide are shooting 33.8% on 3-point shots (200 of 591) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alabama is pulling down 45.9 boards per contest and has tallied 291 assists for the season, which is 118th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are 32nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 208 relinquished on the year. The Crimson Tide are allowing a shooting percentage of 37.3% (493 of 1,322) and they concede 38.2 boards per game as a unit. They give up 25.9% on 3-pointers and they are 167th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (68.7).

In their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners took a defeat with a final score of 79-52 when they faced TCU. In reference to rebounding, Oklahoma allowed TCU to get 43 overall (12 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 35.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Sooners permitted TCU to convert 26 of 61 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 42.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Sooners ended up going 20 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 31.3%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Oklahoma knocked down 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. TCU had 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Sooners were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the game.

C.J. Noland pitched in for the Sooners for the game. He made 4 out of 6 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and added 4 rebounds. He had 11 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the contest.

Oklahoma has a mark of 11-9 so far this season. The Sooners are committing 15.1 fouls per contest and they go 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per contest (148th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest. Oklahoma has scored 1,345 pts for the year (67.3 per game) and they collect 32.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sooners are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks 36th in the nation.

The Sooners are ranked 57th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 64.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the floor (130th in D-1). The Oklahoma defense gives up 29.5% on 3-pointers (102 of 346) and opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 9.5 assists and 31.2 rebounds every game, which is 15th and 36th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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