Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 2/27/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Monday, February 27, 2023

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Baylor (-2)

The Baylor Bears (21-8) are headed to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-13). Baylor opens this matchup as -2-point favorites. The betting total is set at 143.

The Baylor Bears faced off with Texas and earned the victory with a final of 81-72 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bears finished with 17 while Texas finished the game with 22 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 27 shots from long range. Texas finished the contest at 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 12 attempts. Furthermore, Texas grabbed 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Texas earned 20 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Baylor let their opponent shoot 45.0% from the floor on 27 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 33 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bears made 22 of 29 tries for a percentage of 75.9%. Baylor finished the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (25 of 50) and converted 9 of 19 3-pointers.

Jalen Bridges is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up with 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played 34 minutes played and also collected 8 rebounds. He shot 60.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Baylor enters this one with a record of 21-8 this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 17.4 fouls per game. As a team, Baylor is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per contest and has 430 assists on the campaign, which is 88th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are hitting 36.9% on three-point shots (275 of 746) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.1 pts per game (42nd in the nation) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 336th in the country in giving up assists with 445 conceded this season. The Bears defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.2% (732 of 1,621) and they concede 31.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 32.1% on three-point shots while they are 184th in the nation in PPG allowed (70.0).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a loss by a score of 73-68 when they faced Kansas State. When discussing cleaning the glass, Oklahoma State permitted Kansas State to grab 30 in total (2 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.1% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Cowboys permitted Kansas State to make 24 of their 49 tries from the field which left them shooting 49.0% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cowboys ended up shooting 23 out of 56 from the field which had them sitting at 41.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Oklahoma State converted 5 out of their 23 tries (21.7%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a clip of 73.9%. Kansas State earned 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Cowboys corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the game.

Kalib Boone was important for the Cowboys for this game. He converted 7 of 11 for this game for a rate of 63.6%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Oklahoma State has a mark of 16-13 for the campaign. The Cowboys commit 17.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 70.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.7 times per contest (214th in D-1) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per contest. Oklahoma State has 2,016 pts so far this year (69.5 per game) and they grab 36.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys are shooting 44.1% from the field, which is 216th in the nation.

The Cowboys on defense are ranked 79th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 66.5. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (25th in college hoops). The Oklahoma State defense gives up 31.1% on shots from distance (191 of 615) and opponents are connecting on 74.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.1 dimes and 33.6 boards every game, which is ranked 131st and 147th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma State (+2)

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