Florida Gators vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN2

The Oklahoma Sooners (8-3) will go up against the Florida Gators (7-4) at Spectrum Center on Tuesday.

The Florida Gators faced off with Ohio and went home with a win by a final score of 82-48 in their last game. Florida finished the game having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (28 of 54) and made 10 of their 22 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Gators buried 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Florida allowed 31.4% from the field on 16 out of 51 shooting. Ohio distributed 7 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Ohio collected 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Ohio finished the contest at 56.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 23 shots. They also converted 3 out of their 14 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Gators walked away with 19 while Ohio accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Kowacie Reeves is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 63.6% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 18 minutes played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Florida comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-4 for the season. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Florida is grabbing 36.8 boards per game and has accumulated 143 assists on the campaign, which ranks 241st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Gators are connecting on 38.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (82 of 214) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.6 points per contest (70th in the country) on 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Gators are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 156th in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.6). The Gators defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.5% (272 of 655) and they concede 34.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 100th in college basketball in giving up assists with 127 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners went home victorious with a score of 87-66 against Central Arkansas. In relation to rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Central Arkansas to collect 23 in total (3 offensive). They wrapped up this game 32.4% from distance via 11 of 34 and ended up shooting 5 out of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Sooners allowed Central Arkansas to bury 25 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Sooners finished shooting 35 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 63.6%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Oklahoma knocked down 9 out of 18 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 72.7%. Central Arkansas earned 9 fouls in the game which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Sooners recorded 27 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Jacob Groves ended up having an impact for the Sooners for the game. He accumulated 26 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the matchup. He made 10 out of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and added 1 rebound.

Oklahoma has a record of 8-3 this season. The Sooners are committing 14.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (112th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. Oklahoma has earned 766 pts so far this year (69.6 per game) and they pull in 30.7 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners are shooting 51.5% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in college hoops.

The Oklahoma defense gives up 28.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (56 of 198) and their opposition knocks down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.9 assists and 28.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 3rd in college hoops. The Sooners on defense are ranked 33rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 61.4. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (217th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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