Central Arkansas Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: Hulu Live TV

Lloyd Noble Center is the site where the Oklahoma Sooners (7-3) will take on the Central Arkansas Bears (5-5) on Saturday.

The Central Arkansas Bears took the court against Oral Roberts and took a loss by a score of 111-78 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Bears finished with 16 and Oral Roberts accounted for 7 fouls. They also knocked down 16 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Oral Roberts finished the game shooting 90.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 21 shots. On top of that, Oral Roberts collected 37 boards (4 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oral Roberts doled out 21 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Central Arkansas allowed 59.4% from the field on 38 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected a total of 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 7 of 7 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Central Arkansas wrapped up the contest with a 38.5% field goal percentage (30 of 78) and knocked down 11 of their 33 three-point attempts.

Eddy Kayouloud is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He went 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Central Arkansas heads into this game with a mark of 5-5 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Central Arkansas is pulling in 39.1 boards per contest and has racked up 129 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 252nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are hitting 34.0% on shots from downtown (91 of 268) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.5 pts per game (107th in D-1) while hitting 42.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bears are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 fouls. They are ranked 170th in D-1 in giving up assists with 129 relinquished so far this year. The Bears are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (285 of 624) and they concede 37.2 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 349th in the country in points per game from their opponents (77.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners took a loss by a final score of 88-78 against Arkansas. The Sooners were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Arkansas committed 12 fouls for the contest which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to convert 7 of them for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma converted 7 of 15 attempts (46.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Sooners shot 32 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 57.1%. The Sooners allowed Arkansas to convert 35 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.3% in the matchup. They shot 33.3% from 3-point land via 4 of 12 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). Concerning team rebounding, Oklahoma allowed Arkansas to get 25 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Grant Sherfield ended up being important for the Sooners for the game. He totaled 23 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists for this contest. He made 8 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a mark of 7-3 this year. As an offensive unit, the Sooners are hitting on 50.2% from the field, which ranks 15th in the country. Oklahoma has scored 679 points this season (67.9 per contest) and they snag 30.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.1 times per contest (144th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. The Sooners commit 14.9 fouls per contest while shooting 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Sooners on defense are ranked 31st in the country in PPG given up with 60.9. They are forcing 10.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (208th in D-1). The Oklahoma defense gives up 27.4% from downtown (45 of 164) and their opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.0 assists and 28.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 31st and 3rd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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