Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: Big 12 Network

The Baylor Bears (16-2) are traveling to Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday where they will take on the Oklahoma Sooners (12-6).

The Baylor Bears stepped onto the hardwood against West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 77-68 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Bears ended up with 16 while West Virginia finished the game with 12 fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 21 tries from beyond the arc. West Virginia finished the game at 81.3% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, West Virginia had 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. West Virginia earned 10 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Concerning the defense, Baylor allowed the other team to shoot 39.3% from the field on 24 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bears knocked down 9 of their 11 tries for a rate of 81.8%. Baylor ended having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (28 of 60) and made 12 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Matthew Mayer is someone who came through for the game. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played for 29 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Baylor heads into this one with a win-loss record of 16-2 on the season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Baylor is collecting 38.7 boards per game and has earned 318 assists so far this year, which ranks 5th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are shooting 36.9% on 3-point shots (162 of 439) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.7 points per game (26th in the country) while hitting 48.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They rank 238th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 222 relinquished on the campaign. The Bears defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (407 of 980) and they concede 30.6 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 30.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 20th in D-1 in opponents PPG (60.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-64 when they faced Kansas. The Sooners recorded 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Kansas was called for 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Oklahoma made 4 out of 17 attempts (23.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Sooners ended up shooting 24 out of 56 from the floor which had them at 42.9%. The Sooners allowed Kansas to convert 27 of 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 47.4% in the matchup. They went 47.1% from downtown by going 8 of 17 and ended up shooting 5 out of 6 from the free throw line (83.3%). Concerning team rebounding, Oklahoma allowed Kansas to pull down 31 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Goldwire was important for the Sooners for the game. He scored 15 points in his 26 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes in the game. He made 4 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and added 4 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 12-6 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the country. Oklahoma has earned 1,295 pts this year (71.9 per game) and they average 33.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (59th in the country) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. The Sooners commit 15.3 fouls per contest while shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Sooners on the defensive side of the court are 34th in college basketball in PPG given up with 62.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (127th in D-1). The Oklahoma defense allows 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (112 of 362) and their opponents are making 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 10.3 assists and 30.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 38th and 35th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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