Monmouth Hawks vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/31/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Sunday, December 31, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) will take on the Monmouth Hawks (7-5) at Lloyd Noble Center on Sunday.

The Monmouth Hawks faced Manhattan and walked away with a win by a score of 77-71 in their last game. Monmouth walked away from the game having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 62) and buried 7 of 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Hawks made 12 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defending, Monmouth allowed the other team to shoot 36.2% from the floor on 25 out of 69 shooting. Manhattan recorded 18 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. In addition, Manhattan had 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Manhattan finished the game shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 13 tries. They converted 13 of 34 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 13 while Manhattan recorded 14 personal fouls.

Xander Rice is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished 50.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 34 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He accounted for 24 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Monmouth will take the court with a win-loss mark of 7-5 so far this year. They average 72.7 points per contest (236th in the country) while going 43.8% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 39.1% on shots from downtown (97 of 248) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Monmouth is snagging 34.3 boards per contest and has racked up 157 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 234th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They concede 34.2% on three-point shots while they are 258th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.8). The Hawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (308 of 698) and they relinquish 36.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 273rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners got the win with a final of 88-72 against Central Arkansas. The Sooners were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Central Arkansas committed 16 fouls for this game which took the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a clip of 72.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Oklahoma converted 10 out of their 22 attempts (45.5%). Overall, the Sooners finished 31 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 51.7%. The Sooners allowed Central Arkansas to knock down 27 of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4% for the game. They went 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). In relation to rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Central Arkansas to pull down 29 in all (8 offensive).

Javian McCollum pitched in for the Sooners in this contest. He accumulated 23 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in the game. He made 9 of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 1 rebound.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 11-1 so far this season. As an offense, the Sooners are shooting 50.2% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in the country. Oklahoma has earned 1,001 pts for the year (83.4 per contest) and they grab 39.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per game (152nd in the country) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Sooners commit 15.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 27.6% on shots from beyond the arc (69 of 250) and their opponents are converting on 75.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 9.4 dimes and 30.2 boards every game, which ranks them 13th and 14th in Division 1. The Sooners on defense are ranked 37th in the nation in PPG given up with 63.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (30th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monmouth

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