Arkansas Razorbacks vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: BOK Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN

The Arkansas Razorbacks (6-3) are traveling to BOK Center on Saturday where they will play the Oklahoma Sooners (8-0).

The Arkansas Razorbacks played Furman and earned the victory with a final of 97-83 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Razorbacks ended up finishing with 19 while Furman racked up 20 fouls. They made 12 out of their 32 shots from 3-point range. Furman shot 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 15 of 20 tries. On top of that, Furman grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Furman distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals in this game. With respect to defense, Arkansas allowed 38.4% from the floor on 28 out of 73 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Razorbacks buried 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Arkansas ended the contest having earned a 60.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 61) and knocked down 8 of their 19 3-pointers.

Khalif Battle is someone who came through for the game. He ended up with 25 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played 23 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Arkansas steps onto the hardwood with a record of 6-3 so far this season. They have an average of 82.4 pts per game (47th in the country) on 47.3% from the field. The Razorbacks are shooting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (65 of 185) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas is collecting 38.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 110 assists on the year, which is 221st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.2 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Razorbacks are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 22.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 237th in college basketball in giving up assists with 116 relinquished on the campaign. The Razorbacks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.6% (234 of 563) and they concede 35.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 34.7% from 3-point land while they are 294th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (76.1).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away with a victory by a final of 72-51 when they faced Providence. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma allowed Providence to get 23 in total (1 offensive). They finished 21.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 out of 23 and finished the contest at 4 out of 6 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Sooners permitted Providence to bury 21 of 52 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.4% in this game. When all was said and done, the Sooners ended up going 28 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Oklahoma buried 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 90.9%. Providence earned 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sooners to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 12 steals for the matchup. The Sooners were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest.

Javian McCollum pitched in for the Sooners for this contest. He had 19 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 4 assists in this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss record of 8-0 this season. The Sooners are responsible for committing 14.9 fouls per game and they go 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per contest (91st in D-1) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per game. Oklahoma has 684 pts this year (85.5 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Sooners are connecting on 50.9% from the floor, which is 12th in college hoops.

The Oklahoma defense gives up 26.1% on shots from distance (41 of 157) and opponents are making 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 9.0 dimes and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which is 14th and 36th in those categories on the defensive end. The Sooners on defense are ranked 21st in the country in points allowed per game with 62.0. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.1% from the floor (23rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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