Kansas Jayhawks vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (12-11) will take on the Kansas Jayhawks (19-5) at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.

The Kansas Jayhawks played Texas and notched a win by a score of 88-80 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Jayhawks ended up walking away with 17 and Texas totaled 20 fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. Texas finished shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of 18 attempts. In addition, Texas collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas earned 6 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Kansas allowed the other team to go 47.6% from the field on 30 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Jayhawks knocked down 22 of 28 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Kansas ended with a 49.2% FG percentage (32 out of 65) and knocked down 2 out of their 10 3-pointers.

Gradey Dick is a player who was important for this game. He went 63.6% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He totaled 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Kansas enters this contest with a mark of 19-5 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Kansas is snagging 37.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 403 dimes this year, which is 15th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are shooting 35.3% on shots from downtown (176 of 499) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.1 points per outing (77th in D-1) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jayhawks are able to force 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are ranked 84th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 271 surrendered this season. The Jayhawks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.2% (574 of 1,393) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 31.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 150th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.5).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-61 when they faced West Virginia. The Sooners collected 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. West Virginia had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. When talking about three-point shots, Oklahoma converted 5 of their 21 attempts (23.8%). Overall, the Sooners ended up shooting 22 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3%. The Sooners allowed West Virginia to convert 30 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.9% for the contest. They finished 40.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 22 and finished the contest at 24 of 31 from the free throw line (77.4%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma permitted West Virginia to pull down 41 in all (13 offensive).

Grant Sherfield was important for the Sooners in this contest. He converted 6 of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 29 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in the matchup.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 12-11 on the campaign. The Sooners are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (174th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. Oklahoma has scored 1,560 pts on the season (67.8 per game) and they grab 32.3 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which is 48th in D-1.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 29.8% on three-point shots (121 of 406) and their opposition makes 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 9.7 assists and 32.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 14th and 77th in college hoops. The Sooners are ranked 85th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.3. They are able to force 10.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (110th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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