Oklahoma Sooners vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Wells Fargo Center is where the Villanova Wildcats (2-5) will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Ole Miss and went home with a win by a final score of 59-55 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Sooners left the arena with 10 while Ole Miss finished the game with 14 fouls. They also converted 6 of 18 attempts from three-point range. Ole Miss finished the game shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of 3 attempts. Furthermore, Ole Miss grabbed 24 boards (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ole Miss recorded 10 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Oklahoma allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 23 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 3 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Sooners buried 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Oklahoma finished the contest having earned a 53.5% FG percentage (23 of 43) and buried 4 out of their 7 shots from 3-point land.

Bijan Cortes is someone who played a role in this game. He accounted for 10 points on 4 of 4 shooting. He played 23 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 100.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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Oklahoma steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 6-1 so far this year. They currently have an average of 65.7 points per outing (308th in Division 1) while hitting 48.4% from the field. The Sooners are connecting on 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (44 of 120) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma is snagging 32.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 95 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 230th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.3 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They give up 25.6% on 3-pointers and they are 16th in college basketball in PPG allowed (56.9). The Sooners are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.2% (155 of 386) and they concede 30.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 29th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 65 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Villanova Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 74-67 when they faced Oregon. The Wildcats were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. Oregon earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Villanova buried 10 out of their 31 attempts (32.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats finished 23 out of 57 from the field which had them sitting at 40.4%. The Wildcats allowed Oregon to bury 26 of 59 tries from the floor which had them at 44.1% in the game. They shot 37.9% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 29 and ended up going 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). In regard to rebounds, Villanova allowed Oregon to collect 36 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Brendan Hausen was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He converted 5 out of 9 in the matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He earned 15 points in his 21 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Villanova has a mark of 2-5 on the year. The Wildcats commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 81.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per game (263rd in the nation) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. Villanova has 493 pts for the campaign (70.4 per contest) and they collect 31.3 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 42.4% from the field, which is ranked 274th in college basketball.

The Wildcats are ranked 242nd in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 71.0. They are able to force 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (300th in college hoops). The Villanova defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (64 of 169) and their opposition makes 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 15.1 assists and 33.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 317th and 158th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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