Oklahoma Sooners vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (17-10) welcome the Oklahoma Sooners (13-15) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Texas Tech and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-63 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Sooners ended up finishing with 12 and Texas Tech accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 12 attempts from 3-point range. Texas Tech finished shooting 64.3% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 14 shots. Additionally, Texas Tech pulled down 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas Tech dished out 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Oklahoma allowed their opponent to shoot 61.7% from the floor on 29 of 47 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 19 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Sooners buried 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Oklahoma ended the game with a 35.6% FG percentage (21 of 59) and made 9 of their 33 shots from downtown.

Tanner Groves is a guy who came through in this contest. He ended up shooting 71.4% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Oklahoma will play this game with a mark of 13-15 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Oklahoma is pulling in 32.3 boards per game and has accounted for 366 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 194th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Sooners are shooting 35.0% on three-point attempts (193 of 552) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 68.3 points per outing (269th in the country) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

On defense, the Sooners have forced 10.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 fouls. They are surrendering 30.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 130th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.2). The Sooners defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (703 of 1,606) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 43rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 297 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones went home defeated by a final of 72-54 when they faced Texas. The Cyclones snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Texas committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cyclones to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Iowa State made 4 of their 19 attempts (21.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cyclones finished 20 out of 47 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Cyclones allowed Texas to make 27 out of 57 tries from the field which left them shooting 47.4% for the game. They finished 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 28 and ended up shooting 6 out of 11 at the charity stripe (54.5%). Regarding rebounding, Iowa State permitted Texas to get 28 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Osun Osunniyi was important for the Cyclones in the game. He knocked down 5 of 7 in this contest giving him a rate of 71.4%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this contest.

Iowa State has a win-loss record of 17-10 for the campaign. The Cyclones commit 19.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per game (96th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Iowa State has 1,862 points on the campaign (69.0 per contest) and they grab 33.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cyclones are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 158th in D-1.

The Cyclones defensively are ranked 18th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 62.0. They are able to force 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (72nd in Division 1). The Iowa State defense concedes 32.7% on 3-point shots (197 of 602) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their foul shots. They allow 11.8 assists and 30.7 total boards per game, ranking them 108th and 18th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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