UT Arlington Mavericks vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Arlington Mavericks vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The UT Arlington Mavericks (11-18 last season) are hitting the road to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (15-15 last year).

The UT Arlington Mavericks faced Louisiana and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-64 in their last contest of last season. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 22 while Louisiana racked up 17 fouls. They converted 8 of 14 tries from three-point range. Louisiana finished shooting 70.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of their 27 attempts. In addition, Louisiana collected 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Louisiana recorded 14 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, UT Arlington allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the floor on 20 out of 44 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 17 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. UT Arlington wrapped up the contest having earned a 31.3% field goal percentage (20 out of 64) and converted 7 of their 27 shots from downtown.

Patrick Mwamba is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 37.5% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 34 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He scored 19 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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UT Arlington steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 11-18 last season. They lost possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest and as a group committed 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a basketball team, UT Arlington collected 36.8 rebounds per contest and accumulated 405 dimes last year, which ranked 195th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mavericks hit on 31.3% on shots from distance (184 of 587) and 70.1% from the free throw line. They averaged 67.2 points per game (278th in the country) while shooting 41.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks forced their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They were 296th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 452 surrendered last year. The Mavericks defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (694 of 1,680) and they relinquished 36.6 boards per game as a unit. They gave up 35.3% on three-point shots while they were 168th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 52-51 when they faced Texas Tech. The Cowboys snagged 22 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. Texas Tech had 12 fouls in this contest which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. With regard to three-point shots, Oklahoma State knocked down 5 out of 23 attempts (21.7%). When the game finished, the Cowboys finished 19 out of 58 from the floor which had them at 32.8%. The Cowboys permitted Texas Tech to make 19 out of 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter via 7 of 21 and ended up going 6 of 10 at the charity stripe (60.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Oklahoma State allowed Texas Tech to collect 33 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Rondel Walker pitched in for the Cowboys for the matchup. He converted 4 out of 7 for this game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 28 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the contest.

Oklahoma State had a win-loss mark of 15-15 last year. The Cowboys committed 17.4 personal fouls every game and they shot 66.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 12.7 times per game (192nd in the country) and they turned it over 15.1 times per contest. Oklahoma State earned 2,051 pts last season (68.4 per game) and they grabbed 37.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys connected on 43.4% from the floor, which was ranked 223rd in the nation.

The Cowboys on defense were ranked 68th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 65.7. They forced 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 39.1% from the floor (16th in college hoops). The Oklahoma State defense surrendered 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (225 of 694) and their opposition made 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 11.5 dimes and 36.0 boards per game, which was ranked 91st and 256th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UT Arlington

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