Oklahoma Sooners vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: Youtube TV

Allen Fieldhouse is the location where the Kansas Jayhawks (14-1) will attempt to beat the Oklahoma Sooners (10-5) on Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Texas Tech and earned the victory with a final of 68-63 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Sooners ended up with 20 and Texas Tech totaled 12 personal fouls. They buried 2 out of their 18 tries from long range. Texas Tech ended up going 76.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 25 tries. On top of that, Texas Tech collected 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas Tech totaled 7 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Oklahoma allowed the other team to shoot 36.8% from the field on 21 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Sooners converted 5 of 6 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Oklahoma ended having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (27 of 65) and made 9 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Jalen Hill is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He walked away with 18 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 43 mins and grabbed 9 rebounds. He ended up shooting 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Oklahoma will play this game with a record of 10-5 for the season. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma is pulling in 31.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 213 assists this season, which ranks 198th in the nation in terms of passing. The Sooners are connecting on 38.2% on shots from downtown (109 of 285) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They average 68.3 pts per game (273rd in Division 1) while going 49.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Sooners are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.5 personal fouls. They give up 26.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 29th in college basketball in opponents points per game (61.6). The Sooners defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.1% (347 of 825) and they surrender 29.7 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 10th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 139 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas Jayhawks walked away with a victory by a final of 76-62 when they played West Virginia. The Jayhawks were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. West Virginia had 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.5%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Kansas converted 11 of their 24 attempts (45.8%). Overall, the Jayhawks finished the game shooting 24 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. The Jayhawks permitted West Virginia to make 20 of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.1% for this game. They wrapped up this game 20.0% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). In the matter of team rebounding, Kansas allowed West Virginia to pull down 29 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Gradey Dick was important for the Jayhawks in this game. He made 4 of 7 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in the game.

Kansas has a record of 14-1 so far this season. The Jayhawks have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.0 times per game (13th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. Kansas has scored 1,166 pts this year (77.7 per game) and they average 38.1 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Jayhawks are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 42nd in the nation.

The Jayhawks defensively are ranked 73rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.9. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (37th in the nation). The Kansas defense concedes 31.5% on 3-point attempts (106 of 337) and their opponents are making 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.6 dimes and 33.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 45th and 166th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas

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