Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 11/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (4-4) are traveling to Lloyd Noble Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Oklahoma Sooners (6-0).

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions faced off with Arkansas Baptist and took home the win by a score of 85-60 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Golden Lions finished with 18 while Arkansas Baptist totaled 12 fouls. They made 3 of their 19 tries from 3-point range. Arkansas Baptist finished the contest at 73.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 shots. In addition, Arkansas Baptist grabbed 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arkansas Baptist distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the field on 20 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Lions converted 13 of their 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff walked away from the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (32 of 68) and converted 8 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Kylen Milton is one player who was a major factor in the game. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played for 31 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 25 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into this contest with a record of 4-4 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is snagging 34.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 137 dimes for the season, which ranks 5th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Lions are hitting 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (89 of 229) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They average 87.4 pts per game (17th in D-1) while connecting on 47.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Lions are able to force 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They concede 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 349th in college hoops in points per game allowed (82.9). The Golden Lions defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (239 of 511) and they concede 37.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 361st in college basketball in giving up assists with 144 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners got the victory with a final of 72-70 against USC. When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma allowed USC to collect 26 in total (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 39.1% from downtown by going 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Sooners permitted USC to make 26 out of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6% for the game. In all, the Sooners finished 30 for 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0%. With respect to three-point attempts, Oklahoma converted 10 of their 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to make 2 of the free throw tries for a rate of 28.6%. USC was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Sooners were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the matchup.

Javian McCollum ended up having an impact for the Sooners for this game. He racked up 18 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 53.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss record of 6-0 this season. The Sooners are committing 14.3 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per contest (130th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Oklahoma has accounted for 505 points so far this season (84.2 per contest) and they pull down 40.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Sooners are connecting on 50.4% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the nation.

The Oklahoma defense gives up 25.2% on 3-pointers (28 of 111) and their opponents are converting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.2 dimes and 31.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 25th and 58th in college hoops. The Sooners on defense are ranked 12th in D-1 in points given up per game with 59.8. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.9% from the floor (15th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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