Southern Illinois Salukis vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (1-0) are headed to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0).

The Southern Illinois Salukis faced off with Little Rock and walked away with a win by a score of 94-63 in their last contest. Southern Illinois wrapped up the contest with a 58.2% FG percentage (32 out of 55) and knocked down 12 of their 28 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Salukis made 18 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 44 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists for this contest while creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Southern Illinois allowed 40.6% from the field on 26 of 64 shooting. Little Rock doled out 8 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. In addition, Little Rock totaled 25 boards (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Little Rock shot 44.4% at the free throw line by making 8 of 18 attempts. They also made 3 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Salukis walked away with 20 while Little Rock finished the game with 19 fouls.

Dalton Banks is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 20 minutes and collected 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Southern Illinois steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 1-0 this season. They lose possession via turnover 19.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Southern Illinois is pulling in 48.0 boards per game and has earned 20 assists this season, which ranks 48th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Salukis are hitting 42.9% on shots from 3-point land (12 of 28) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 94.0 points per outing (36th in the nation) while connecting on 58.2% from the field.

On defense, the Salukis are forcing 7.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are 129th in D-1 in allowing assists with 8 conceded for the year. The Salukis defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (26 of 64) and they concede 25.0 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 16.7% from beyond the arc and they are 182nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (63.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took home the win by a final score of 77-66 when they played UT Arlington. The Cowboys snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. UT Arlington earned 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.4%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Oklahoma State made 6 of 25 attempts (24.0%). When all was said and done, the Cowboys ended up shooting 26 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. The Cowboys allowed UT Arlington to knock down 21 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.6% in the matchup. They finished 23.5% from three-point range by hitting 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to team rebounding, Oklahoma State allowed UT Arlington to pull down 33 in all (9 offensive).

Kalib Boone ended up being a major contributor for the Cowboys in the game. He buried 5 out of 7 for this contest for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 15 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup.

Oklahoma State has a mark of 1-0 so far this season. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 22.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 70.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (155th in the nation) and they cough up possession 17.0 times per contest. Oklahoma State has totaled 77 pts on the year and they pull in 40.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cowboys are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which is ranked 155th in the country.

The Cowboys on defense are ranked 199th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.0. They are able to force 19.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.6% from the field (137th in Division 1). The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 23.5% on shots from 3-point land (4 of 17) and their opponents are making 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 7.0 assists and 37.0 total boards per game, ranking them 107th and 244th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Illinois

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