Missouri State Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 3/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri State Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Missouri State (+7)

The Missouri State Bears (23-10) are headed to Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Oklahoma Sooners (18-15). Oklahoma opens this game as 7-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 138.

The Missouri State Bears faced off with Drake and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-78 in their last contest. Missouri State finished the game with a 50.8% FG percentage (30 of 59) and converted 3 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Bears buried 15 of 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 33 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. When it comes to defending, Missouri State allowed 40.6% from the field on 28 out of 69 shooting. Drake earned 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Drake totaled 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Drake finished the game at 89.5% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 19 tries. They converted 6 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Bears ended up with 18 while Drake accumulated 19 fouls.

Gaige Prim is someone who was a factor for the contest. He totaled 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He finished the contest at 77.8% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Missouri State steps onto the court with a mark of 23-10 so far this year. They turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Missouri State is grabbing 35.3 boards per game and has racked up 405 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 179th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are shooting 37.4% on shots from distance (274 of 732) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They average 77.5 points per outing (36th in Division 1) on 48.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bears are able to force 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 80th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 351 conceded this season. The Bears defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (804 of 1,925) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-pointers while they are 153rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 56-55 against Texas Tech. The Sooners were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Texas Tech earned 16 fouls for the game which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma converted 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). When all was said and done, the Sooners finished shooting 19 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.0%. The Sooners permitted Texas Tech to knock down 21 out of their 45 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.7% for this game. They finished the game shooting 35.3% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 8 of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). In the matter of rebounds, Oklahoma allowed Texas Tech to pull down 24 in all (3 on the offensive side).

Jordan Goldwire was important for the Sooners in this game. He had 14 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the game. He converted 5 of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 18-15 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sooners are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 29th in Division 1. Oklahoma has scored 2,260 points this year (68.5 per game) and they pull in 31.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (119th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.9 times per game. The Sooners have committed 15.7 fouls every game and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Sooners are ranked 42nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 64.7. They are forcing 13.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (210th in college basketball). The Oklahoma defense allows 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (192 of 621) and their opponents are converting on 73.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 10.8 assists and 30.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 45th and 22nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri State (+7)

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