Kansas State Wildcats vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPNU

The Kansas State Wildcats (19-6) are hitting the road to Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners (12-13).

The Kansas State Wildcats took the court against Texas Tech and took a loss by a final of 71-63 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 22 and Texas Tech had 24 personal fouls. They converted 7 of their 25 attempts from long range. Texas Tech finished 72.0% from the free throw line by making 18 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Texas Tech snagged 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas Tech recorded 12 assists and had 14 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Kansas State allowed their opponent to shoot 41.8% from the field on 23 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for the game while creating 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 35 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 19 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. Kansas State walked away from the contest having earned a 35.2% FG percentage (19 of 54) and buried 6 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Markquis Nowell is someone who played a role in this game. He finished 26.3% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 39 mins and grabbed 2 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 5 out of 19 shooting.

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Kansas State heads into this one with a record of 19-6 this year. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Kansas State is collecting 36.0 rebounds per game and has 423 dimes for the year, which is 14th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 34.7% on three-point shots (177 of 510) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.4 points per contest (71st in the nation) while going 45.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats are forcing 15.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 231st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 339 conceded for the season. The Wildcats defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (599 of 1,430) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 28.6% on 3-point shots and they are 138th in college basketball in opponents points per game (68.2).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners took a defeat with a final score of 78-55 against Kansas. In regard to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma allowed Kansas to pull down 32 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 10 and finished the game at 7 out of 14 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Sooners permitted Kansas to make 33 out of 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.0% in the game. When all was said and done, the Sooners shot 20 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Oklahoma converted 4 of their 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. Kansas earned 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They gave up possession 22 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Sooners snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup.

Jalen Hill pitched in for the Sooners for this contest. He accumulated 14 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for this contest. He made 5 of 8 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 12-13 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Sooners are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 60th in college hoops. Oklahoma has totaled 1,687 pts for the year (67.5 per contest) and they collect 32.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (205th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game. The Sooners commit 16.0 fouls per contest while shooting 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma defense allows 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 444) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.1 assists and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 19th and 77th in those defensive categories. The Sooners defensively are ranked 114th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 67.4. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (150th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma and under the total points

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