BYU Cougars vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Gallagher-Iba Arena is the site where the Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-14) will attempt to defeat the BYU Cougars (18-6) on Saturday.

The BYU Cougars played UCF and went home with a win by a final score of 90-88 in their last contest. BYU ended the game with a 44.7% field goal percentage (21 of 47) and converted 8 of 23 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Cougars made 40 of 46 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 12 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing defending, BYU allowed the other team to go 50.7% from the field on 34 of 67 shooting. UCF doled out 12 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. On top of that, UCF collected 27 boards (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UCF finished shooting 53.8% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 26 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Cougars ended up with 19 while UCF accounted for 27 personal fouls.

Jaxson Robinson is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up going 42.9% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 26 mins played and also snagged 2 boards. He totaled 21 points on 3 out of 7 shooting.

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BYU comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-6 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, BYU is grabbing 40.3 boards per game and has tallied 465 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 4th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are shooting 36.0% on shots from downtown (279 of 774) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.4 pts per game (19th in the country) while shooting 47.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars have forced 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They rank 74th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 281 conceded this year. The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.7% (591 of 1,418) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 29.7% on 3-point shots while they are 72nd in the country in points per game allowed (67.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 66-62 against Oklahoma. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma State permitted Oklahoma to collect 34 overall (2 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 39.1% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 23 and finished the game at 15 of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Cowboys allowed Oklahoma to make 21 of their 46 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7% for this contest. In all, the Cowboys went 19 out of 62 from the field which had them at 30.6%. When talking about three-point shots, Oklahoma State made 3 out of 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. Oklahoma committed 18 fouls in this game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for 28 tries. They turned it over 5 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Cowboys were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 39 for this contest.

Javon Small was important for the Cowboys in this contest. He earned 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for the contest. He knocked down 5 of 16 for the game for a rate of 31.3%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss record of 10-14 on the year. The Cowboys are committing 15.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per game (146th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. Oklahoma State has scored 1,690 points so far this year (70.4 per contest) and they collect 34.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys are connecting on 43.2% from the field, which ranks 264th in the country.

The Oklahoma State defense allows 34.2% on 3-point shots (149 of 436) and opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 33.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 110th and 87th in those defensive categories. The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 137th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.4. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (286th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take BYU

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