Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN2

The Oklahoma Sooners (14-11) will try to defeat the Texas Longhorns (18-7) at Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday.

The Texas Longhorns played Baylor and ended up losing by a score of 80-63 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Longhorns finished with 20 and Baylor recorded 21 fouls. They made 6 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. Baylor walked away from this one shooting 81.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 27 tries. Moreover, Baylor grabbed 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Baylor earned 10 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Texas allowed 50.0% from the field on 26 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 26 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Longhorns knocked down 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Texas walked away from the contest having earned a 32.8% field goal percentage (20 out of 61) and buried 6 out of their 16 shots from distance.

Christian Bishop is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 100.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 16 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He notched 8 points on 3 out of 3 shooting.

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Texas will take the court with a win-loss record of 18-7 this season. They average 68.4 pts per contest (251st in D-1) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Longhorns are shooting 32.8% on shots from downtown (164 of 500) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas is collecting 33.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 346 dimes this year, which ranks 113th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Longhorns have forced 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are 21st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 230 relinquished on the campaign. The Longhorns defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.9% (513 of 1,253) and they relinquish 31.2 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 2nd in the nation in opponents PPG (56.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners took a loss by a score of 71-69 when they played Kansas. Concerning rebounding, Oklahoma allowed Kansas to get 30 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 42.9% from distance by connecting on 6 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 23 at the charity stripe (56.5%). The Sooners allowed Kansas to convert 26 out of their 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Sooners shot 26 out of 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Oklahoma converted 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Kansas was called for 12 fouls for the game which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Sooners corralled 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 23 for the contest.

Jordan Goldwire ended up being important for the Sooners in the matchup. He made 9 out of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this contest.

Oklahoma has a record of 14-11 so far this year. The Sooners commit 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per game (102nd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per contest. Oklahoma has tallied 1,743 points so far this year (69.7 per game) and they collect 32.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Sooners are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in college basketball.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 30.1% on 3-point shots (145 of 481) and their opposition knocks down 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.4 dimes and 31.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 37th and 38th in college hoops. The Sooners are ranked 44th in D-1 in points given up per game with 63.9. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (178th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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