Oklahoma Sooners vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: Big 12 Network

The Iowa State Cyclones (17-9) will play the Oklahoma Sooners (14-12) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Texas and took a loss by a score of 80-78 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Sooners finished with 22 while Texas accumulated 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 4 of their 11 attempts from long range. Texas ended up going 74.1% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 27 tries. In addition, Texas had 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas doled out 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. When it comes to the defense, Oklahoma let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for this game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sooners made 27 of 34 attempts for a rate of 79.4%. Oklahoma walked away from the game with a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 of 51) and converted 5 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Elijah Harkless is someone who played a role for this game. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Oklahoma comes into this game with a mark of 14-12 on the year. They have an average of 70.0 points per outing (216th in D-1) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Sooners are shooting 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (189 of 573) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma is snagging 32.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 366 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 90th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 54th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.5). The Sooners are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (613 of 1,424) and they concede 31.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 61st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 268 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 54-51 when they faced TCU. The Cyclones snagged 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the game. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. TCU was called for 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cyclones to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.6%. With regard to shots from distance, Iowa State knocked down 5 of their 14 tries (35.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Cyclones went 21 out of 54 from the floor which had them at 38.9%. The Cyclones permitted TCU to bury 20 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.7% for this contest. They finished shooting 16.7% from behind the 3-point line via 3 out of 18 and finished the contest at 8 out of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). In regard to team rebounding, Iowa State allowed TCU to pull down 36 in total (12 offensive).

Izaiah Brockington ended up being important for the Cyclones for this contest. He buried 7 out of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Iowa State has a record of 17-9 on the campaign. The Cyclones commit 18.0 fouls per game and they go 69.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per contest (103rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest. Iowa State has totaled 1,749 pts on the season (67.3 per contest) and they snag 33.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Cyclones are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 211th in college basketball.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 29.2% on shots from beyond the arc (145 of 497) and opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.3 assists and 32.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 69th and 88th in the nation. The Cyclones on the defensive end are ranked 21st in D-1 in points allowed per game with 61.8. They have forced 16.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (126th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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