Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: fuboTV

Lloyd Noble Center is the site where the Oklahoma Sooners (11-7) will try to defeat the Baylor Bears (13-5) on Saturday.

The Baylor Bears played Texas Tech and took home the win by a score of 81-74 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bears walked away with 18 and Texas Tech totaled 14 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. Texas Tech finished 53.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 15 tries. In addition, Texas Tech pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas Tech dished out 17 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, Baylor allowed 50.9% from the floor on 27 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bears buried 14 of 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Baylor finished the game with a 48.3% FG percentage (28 of 58) and knocked down 11 of their 29 three-point shots.

Keyonte George is someone who played a role for this contest. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He accounted for 27 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Baylor heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-5 this season. They average 80.6 pts per contest (28th in D-1) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Bears are shooting 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (172 of 475) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Baylor is pulling down 36.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 297 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 40th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.4 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They give up 33.7% on shots from downtown while they are 200th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.8). The Bears defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (440 of 1,009) and they surrender 31.1 boards per game as a team. They rank 301st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 271 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-56 when they played Oklahoma State. With respect to rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Oklahoma State to grab 34 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 41.2% from three-point range by going 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Sooners allowed Oklahoma State to make 27 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Sooners ended up going 23 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 41.1%. In terms of three-point attempts, Oklahoma knocked down 4 of their 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to bury 6 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. Oklahoma State earned 12 fouls for the matchup which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 8 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Sooners earned 29 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup.

Grant Sherfield ended up being a major contributor for the Sooners in the matchup. He earned 15 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 38.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss record of 11-7 this season. The Sooners are responsible for committing 15.0 fouls every game while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per contest (160th in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. Oklahoma has accounted for 1,233 points on the campaign (68.5 per game) and they collect 31.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Sooners are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which ranks 16th in the nation.

The Sooners on the defensive end are ranked 47th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 10.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (162nd in college basketball). The Oklahoma defense allows 28.8% on 3-pointers (89 of 309) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 9.4 dimes and 29.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 10th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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