Oklahoma vs. Alabama

Both the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Oklahoma Sooners were 20-game winners a year ago, and they get things started this season in Dallas. The Tide saw three players leave the program in the offseason, but still have Trevor Releford and some size inside. The Sooners will have a young and talented backcourt, but where Alabama will be able to exploit them is on the inside, where they have lost most of their front court players. The Tide have been kind to bettors on a neutral court where they have been 5-0-1 in their last six, and seem to be bringing more to the table for the opener. Take Alabama.