It's still apparently difficult in November to get a lot of people to care about a random basketball game in Las Vegas between two schools that are historically more likely to meet in a College Football Playoff than a Final Four.

No. 13 Alabama men's basketball fell to Oregon with a 83-81 loss to Oregon in the inaugural Players Era Festival Championship on Saturday night. This Las Vegas-based NIL event is the first of its kind as the winning team,

Coming in scorching hot at 7-0, the Oregon Ducks are being undervalued as they head into tonight's Players Era tournament finale in Sin City.

A star-studded affair will tip-off tonight when Alabama faces Rutgers in another early college basketball tournament matchup.

After holding the No. 2 ranking throughout the 2024-25 season up to this point, the Alabama Crimson Tide saw a noteworthy drop in Monday’s AP Poll for college basketball, coming in at No. 8 overall. Among teams in the Top 25, Alabama was one of the biggest fallers, trailing only the Arizona Wildcats, who dropped eight spots from No. 9 to No. 17.

The Oregon Ducks (7-0) face the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) in the championship of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas Saturday. Tip from the MGM Grand Garden Arena is set for 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT).

Alabama hopes to bounce back after a tough road loss to the Purdue Boilermakers, while the new-look Fighting Illini team looks to improve to a hot 4-0 start.

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oregon-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oregon Alabama. Alabama delivered an important victory over the Houston Cougars earlier this week in Las Vegas.