Oklahoma Sooners vs UCF Knights Prediction, 11/27/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs UCF Knights

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (4-0) will try to beat the Oklahoma Sooners (4-1) at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners took the court against Utah State and took a loss by a score of 73-70 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Sooners ended up finishing with 20 and Utah State recorded 14 personal fouls. They buried 7 out of their 26 attempts from 3-point range. Utah State finished the contest at 95.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 21 tries. Moreover, Utah State snagged 35 boards (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Utah State dished out 16 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, Oklahoma allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the field on 23 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sooners converted 7 of their 8 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Oklahoma ended the contest having earned a 42.2% FG percentage (27 of 64) and made 9 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Umoja Gibson is one player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 3 assists. He played 38 minutes but concluded the game with no rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Oklahoma comes into this contest with a mark of 4-1 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 90 assists so far this year, which is 46th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Sooners are connecting on 36.5% on shots from downtown (46 of 126) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.8 points per game (55th in D-1) while hitting 51.8% from the field.

On defense, the Sooners are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 14.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 25.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 86th in the country in points per game allowed (62.6). The Sooners are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.9% (114 of 286) and they surrender 31.2 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 129th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 55 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the UCF Knights got the win with a final of 75-59 when they faced Evansville. In reference to attacking the glass, UCF allowed Evansville to get 22 overall (4 offensive). They finished shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Knights allowed Evansville to convert 20 out of 46 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Knights finished shooting 26 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, UCF converted 10 of 20 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.9%. Evansville committed 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Knights to the free throw line for 14 shots. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Knights were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in this contest.

Darius Perry ended up having an impact for the Knights for the matchup. He had 15 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 5 of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

UCF has a mark of 4-0 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knights are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 105th in Division 1. UCF has accumulated 302 points on the campaign (75.5 per contest) and they pull in 32.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (127th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Knights commit 16.3 fouls every game while shooting 84.4% from the charity stripe.

The Knights are ranked 122nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 65.3. They have forced 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (182nd in college basketball). The UCF defense surrenders 29.3% on 3-pointers (29 of 99) and opponents are making 80.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.8 assists and 31.5 boards every game, which is 147th and 61st in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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