Here is the Pickwatch BetSmart Preview for the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Oklahoma Sooners game in Round 1 of the 2025 College Football Playoffs.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Oklahoma Sooners Game Info

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Location: Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
TV: ESPN / ABC

Alabama vs. Oklahoma Betting Odds

Point Spread
- Alabama +1.5
- Oklahoma -1.5
Moneyline
- Alabama +100
- Oklahoma -115
Total
- Over/Under 40.5

Season Betting Records

Moneyline
- Alabama: 10-3
- Oklahaoma: 10-2
Against the Spread
- Alabama: 8-4-1
- Oklahoma: 6-5-1
Totals (Over-Under)
- Alabama: 5-8
- Oklahoma: 2-10

No. 9 Alabama (10-3) @ No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2) Preview

Many see Alabama vs. Oklahoma as the tightest of the opening round, and it’s a straight-up rematch: Oklahoma already beat Alabama 23–21 in Tuscaloosa earlier this season, and the “how” matters—Alabama outgained OU but got crushed by turnovers and red-zone mistakes. If Alabama’s cleaner with the ball, the talent gap can show up fast; if not, OU’s formula travels.

Both teams have notable names on the injury report. For Oklahoma, OL Jake Maikkula and DB Robert Spears-Jennings have been listed as out, and a few others have carried questionable/probable tags. Alabama has also had multiple contributors listed across out/questionable/probable, including DL LT Overton (reported out with illness) in at least one report.

As for weather, Norman looks cold and breezy (winds are the big variable). That usually pushes games toward field position, rush efficiency, and kicker comfort—and it pairs with the market telling you this is likely a low-scoring grinder (40.5 total).

Alabama QB Ty Simpson and OU QB John Mateer (a Washington State transfer) frame this as a “who can sustain drives” game more than a fireworks show. Oklahoma’s edge is that it can win ugly: pressure, punt-return leverage, short fields, and forcing the one mistake that flips a one-possession game. Alabama’s edge is upside—if its offense avoids self-inflicted damage, it can force OU out of its comfort zone.

Oklahoma’s pass rush vs Alabama protection on obvious passing downs, (2) whether Alabama can create explosives without gifting momentum back, and (3) whether the wind turns this into 4-down territory around midfield.

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