Orange Bowl not from the Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl not from the Orange Bowl
alabama (-14.5) 5 units. oklahoma really shouldn't be in this game. georgia is by far the better team. but they had their shot and they blew it. and now alabama gets to feast on this terrible defense. oklahoma has the offense to keep this close for a while. alabama's defense is not as dominant as in years past, especially against the run. IF oklahoma stays close and is patient with the run game, this might even be a game for 30 minutes. but then they go to the locker rooms, and nick saban and lincoln riley make their adjustments. my money is on saban.
my two concerns:
1) kyler murray running wild and keeping oklahoma in the game. it wasn't long ago that alabama struggled against mobile qbs, but they seem to have fixed that problem in recent years.
2) if tua can't play and jalen hurts goes into the game. hurts, obviously, has had plenty of success. but he's not the decision-maker tua is. if he starts pressing, he may turn the ball over a few times.
overall, alabama is just so much better. it's hard to imagine oklahoma getting many stops. let's call the final... 59-27.