The ninth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will look to turn the tables on the eighth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners when they meet Friday in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Oklahoma earned a 23-21 win in the Nov. 15 matchup in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Crimson Tide (10-3), who are coming off a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the Southeastern Conference title game on Dec. 6, have split their last four games. The Sooners (10-2), who finished the regular season with a 17-13 win over LSU on Nov. 29, have won four in a row.
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Kickoff from Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is at 8 p.m. ET. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 5-1, with Alabama's lone win coming in a 45-34 victory in 2018. The Sooners are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Alabama vs. Oklahoma odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 40.5 via SportsLine consensus. OU is the -115 favorite on the money line.
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