After a week of Vegas shrinking the spread between No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 4 Alabama, it was right back to where it started by Saturday's kickoff.
In what's a College Football Playoff elimination game for the Sooners on the road at Alabama, OU has been an underdog all week since the opening line, but the margin continued to shrink all week. But then the injured list for the Sooners grew, so the spread did, too.
Closing betting odds for Oklahoma-Alabama
Alabama opened on Monday as a 6.5-point favorite over OU at Bryant-Denny Stadium, where the Crimson Tide have won 17 games in a row, which is the longest active streak in the country. By Tuesday morning, though, BetMGM and DraftKings dropped the spread to 6, while FanDuel shrunk it all the way to 5.5 points, where it remained until Saturday morning.
The Sooners will be without starting cornerback Gentry Williams and defensive end R Mason Thomas, who leads the Sooners with 6.5 sacks. Starting defensive tackle Jayden Jackson is also a game-time decision.
OU's injury woes ultimately led the spread to inflating back up to 6.5 points, according to all major betting platforms, before the two teams kicked off on Saturday afternoon.
The Sooners are 4-4-1 against the spread this season and 1-1 as underdogs. The first time in 2025 OU wasn't favored was a loss to Texas in the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners then closed by as much as 3-point underdogs before beating Tennessee 33-27 on the road in their last outing two weeks ago.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.