New Orleans Privateers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Monday, November 20, 2023

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The New Orleans Privateers (2-1) are hitting the road to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday where they will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-3).

The New Orleans Privateers faced off with Loyola and ended up losing by a score of 73-70 in their last contest. New Orleans ended the contest with a 34.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 66) and made 9 of their 25 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Privateers converted 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. With regard to rebounding, they collected 32 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 dimes in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to the defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. Loyola distributed 17 assists and had 4 steals in this game. On top of that, Loyola had 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't have a block. Loyola finished the contest at 70.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 24 shots. They converted 6 of 20 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Privateers walked away with 19 and Loyola finished the game with 19 fouls.

Jordan Johnson is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He played for 39 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He racked up 31 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this contest with a mark of 2-1 for the season. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 41.7 boards per game and has 55 dimes on the season, which ranks 155th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Privateers are hitting 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 63) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 92.0 pts per game (20th in the country) on 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Privateers have forced 20.7 turnovers every game while drawing 22.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 141st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 42 surrendered this season. The Privateers are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.5% (77 of 195) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 25.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 212th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.7).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a loss by a score of 66-64 when they played Notre Dame. Concerning how they rebounded, Oklahoma State permitted Notre Dame to get 35 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 32.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 25 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). The Cowboys permitted Notre Dame to make 24 of 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys ended up shooting 21 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.2%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma State converted 5 out of their 25 attempts (20.0%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Notre Dame earned 17 fouls for this contest which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Cowboys pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

Javon Small ended up being important for the Cowboys in the game. He recorded 29 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 18 for this contest for a rate of 44.4%, and had 10 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 1-3 for the year. The Cowboys commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 60.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.5 times per game (134th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Oklahoma State has 272 points on the year (68.0 per game) and they snag 35.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Cowboys are connecting on 42.2% from the field, which ranks them 262nd in D-1.

The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 132nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 66.5. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (185th in Division 1). The Oklahoma State defense allows 33.0% on 3-point shots (29 of 88) and their opponents are knocking down 74.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.5 assists and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 156th and 199th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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