UT Rio Grande Vaqueros vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTRGV Vaqueros vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) welcome the UTRGV Vaqueros (1-2) at Lloyd Noble Center on Friday.

The UTRGV Vaqueros faced off with TCU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-55 in their last contest. UT Rio Grande ended having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and knocked down 2 out of their 11 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Vaqueros converted 7 of their 13 shots for a rate of 53.8%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 19 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to the defense, UT Rio Grande allowed their opponent to shoot 51.5% from the field on 35 out of 68 shooting. TCU dished out 24 assists and had 13 steals in this game. Moreover, TCU pulled down 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. TCU finished the game shooting 90.9% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 11 shots. They also converted 8 of 17 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Vaqueros walked away with 14 while TCU finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Elijah Elliott is a player who came through in this game. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 33 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away with 19 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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UT Rio Grande enters this contest with a record of 1-2 on the season. They average 81.3 pts per game (125th in D-1) while shooting 44.4% from the field. The Vaqueros are shooting 20.8% on 3-point shots (15 of 72) and 61.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UT Rio Grande is pulling in 39.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 61 assists for the season, which ranks 32nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.7 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Vaqueros are forcing their opponents into 21.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 334th in the nation in allowing assists with 54 relinquished for the year. The Vaqueros defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (88 of 184) and they surrender 39.3 boards per game as a unit. They give up 48.1% on shots from distance while they are 331st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (82.3).

For their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners took home the win by a final score of 93-54 against Texas State. The Sooners were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. Texas State was called for 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a clip of 81.5%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Oklahoma converted 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sooners ended up going 32 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 55.2%. The Sooners allowed Texas State to bury 20 of their 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 31.3% in the matchup. They went 25.0% from three-point range by connecting on 5 out of 20 and ended up going 9 out of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). In regard to team rebounding, Oklahoma allowed Texas State to collect 29 in total (11 offensive).

Javian McCollum ended up having an impact for the Sooners for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for this contest.

Oklahoma has a record of 3-0 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Sooners are hitting on 52.0% from the floor, which is ranked 42nd in college basketball. Oklahoma has scored 264 points this season (88.0 per contest) and they collect 42.7 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (215th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Sooners commit 12.7 fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma defense gives up 20.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (10 of 49) and their opponents are making 68.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 7.3 assists and 29.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 15th and 41st in the nation. The Sooners on defense are ranked 9th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 52.0. They have forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 33.1% from the field (13th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UT Rio Grande

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