Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Alabama · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenALA -7.5
1 → OU
CloseALA -6.5
1 pt toward Oklahoma
Total
Open45.5
▲ 1
Close46.5
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
model ALA -10
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45.5
model 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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 34–17 | W | O48 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread |
-6 | 45–38 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-8.5 | 20–10 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 38–10 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-7 | 31–16 | W | U52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 30–20 | W | O45.75 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & season form |
-6.5 | 16–10 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-8.5 | 34–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-8.5 | 31–17 | W | O47 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total |
-7.5 | 42–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 6 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 54% of games with totals 42.5–50.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 2-8 20% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
OU 1–0 ALA
OU leads · 1 game since 2023 · OU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2024 | Alabama 3 @ Oklahoma 24 | ALA -14.5 | OU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#69
Offense
ALA better ▶#38
#9
Defense
◀ OU better#33
−0.6 #112
Turnovers
ALA better ▶+1.1 #6
68 plays #51
Pace
Even67 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | ALA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ALA off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #60 | 9.3 #54 | 15.8 #55 | 8.7 #19 | 4.4 #122 | 13.1 #59 | |
2.7 #17 | 5.2 #24 | 7.9 #13 | 5.1 #59 | 4.2 #19 | 9.3 #30 |
ALA scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #36 | 12.6 #8 | 19.9 #16 | 4.8 #96 | 8.1 #38 | 12.9 #63 | |
2.6 #14 | 3.6 #8 | 6.1 #7 | 4.0 #32 | 4.0 #16 | 8.0 #13 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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