BYU Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (16-6) are welcoming the BYU Cougars (16-5) at Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday.

The BYU Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against West Virginia and took home the win by a score of 86-73 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Cougars ended up with 13 and West Virginia finished the game with 13 fouls. They also made 8 of 28 shots from 3-point land. West Virginia finished 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 12 shots. On top of that, West Virginia grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. West Virginia distributed 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, BYU allowed the other team to shoot 42.4% from the field on 28 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 9 of 14 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. BYU ended with a 48.5% FG percentage (32 of 66) and buried 13 out of their 36 3-point attempts.

Fousseyni Traore is a player who was a factor in the game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played for 31 minutes and pulled down 9 rebounds. He totaled 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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BYU comes into this matchup with a record of 16-5 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 84.4 pts per contest (14th in the nation) on 47.9% from the floor. The Cougars are hitting 36.4% on three-point shots (255 of 700) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, BYU is grabbing 41.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 423 assists on the season, which is 4th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Cougars are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.2 fouls. They rank 53rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 246 surrendered this season. The Cougars defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.8% (507 of 1,242) and they relinquish 32.4 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 29.7% on 3-point shots and they are 43rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma Sooners went home defeated by a final of 74-63 when they faced UCF. The Sooners were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. UCF earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.8%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma knocked down 5 of 16 tries (31.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sooners went 20 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.0%. The Sooners allowed UCF to knock down 20 out of 48 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.7% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 30.0% from three-point range via 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 28 of 32 at the free throw line (87.5%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma permitted UCF to grab 32 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Le'tre Darthard ended up being important for the Sooners in this matchup. He totaled 14 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 4 of 8 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss record of 16-6 this year. As an offensive team, the Sooners are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks 55th in the country. Oklahoma has totaled 1,707 points for the year (77.6 per contest) and they pull in 37.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (127th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. The Sooners have committed 16.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 28.2% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 468) and opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.0 dimes and 31.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 49th and 27th in college hoops. The Sooners are ranked 51st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.3. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the field (37th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take BYU

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