Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Alabama · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F9 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
7-2 · Power #16
23
▲ winner
Final
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8-1 · Power #11
21
final
Closing spread
ALA -6.5
✓ OU W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 19–26 ALA
✗ ALA (70%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenALA -7.5
CloseALA -6.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Oklahoma
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ALA -7.5 · closed ALA -6.5 · moved 1 toward OUmodel ALA -10
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 55% (225 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (82 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenALA -7.5
CloseALA -6.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ALA as a 6.5-point home favorite against OU, the favorite won 10, covered 9, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: OU won 23–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 46.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Above normal · usually 67%
Favorite covered
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%

Wins above normal, covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 14.6 against an average line of 7.4; 49.6 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-734–17 W O48
Very close
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-645–38 W O46.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread
-8.520–10 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form
-7.538–10 W U52.5
Close
CLEM vs LOU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-731–16 W U52
Close
CLEM vs NCST
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-6.530–20 W O45.75
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & season form
-6.516–10 L U51.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-8.534–20 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-8.531–17 W O47
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total
-7.542–17 W O47
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Oklahoma 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Alabama 5-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
OU+11.4 →+15.2▲ 3.8#15
ALA+21.0 →+21.8▲ 0.8#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

OU
Longer bar = better
ALA
#69
Offense
ALA better ▶
#38
#9
Defense
◀ OU better
#33
−0.6 #112
Turnovers
ALA better ▶
+1.1 #6
68 plays #51
Pace
Even
67 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OU has the ball
Advantage: ALA defense
OU offALA defEdge
Points / game 28.9 #64 17.2 #14 ALA
Yards / play 5.50 #85 5.13 #42 ALA
PPA / play +0.10 #78 +0.02 #33 ALA
Success rate 44% #48 40% #44 Even
When ALA has the ball
Advantage: OU defense
ALA offOU defEdge
Points / game 32.8 #39 14.1 #8 OU
Yards / play 6.02 #49 4.16 #6 OU
PPA / play +0.24 #24 −0.03 #18 Even
Success rate 45% #39 32% #3 OU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
OU scoring against the ALA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
6.4
#60
9.3
#54
15.8
#55
8.7
#19
4.4
#122
13.1
#59
ALA allowed
2.7
#17
5.2
#24
7.9
#13
5.1
#59
4.2
#19
9.3
#30
ALA scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ALA scored
7.3
#36
12.6
#8
19.9
#16
4.8
#96
8.1
#38
12.9
#63
OU allowed
2.6
#14
3.6
#8
6.1
#7
4.0
#32
4.0
#16
8.0
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ALA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 9 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU14d bye
ALA7d
OU +7 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast

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