Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Lloyd Noble Center is where the Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) will compete against the Iowa State Cyclones (11-2) on Saturday.

The Iowa State Cyclones took the court against New Hampshire and walked away with a win by a score of 85-70 in their last game. Iowa State walked away from the contest with a 45.9% field goal percentage (34 of 74) and buried 9 of their 25 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cyclones converted 8 of 14 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Concerning defense, Iowa State let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 of 59 shooting. New Hampshire doled out 14 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Moreover, New Hampshire totaled 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. New Hampshire went 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 15 tries. They also buried 11 of 34 tries from distance. In reference to fouls, the Cyclones walked away with 11 and New Hampshire had 11 fouls.

Tamin Lipsey is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the contest at 42.9% from the field and earned 6 dimes. He was on the court for 26 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Iowa State enters this one with a win-loss record of 11-2 for the campaign. They turn it over 10.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.3 fouls per game. As a team, Iowa State is pulling down 37.7 boards per game and has 248 assists for the year, which ranks 14th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cyclones are shooting 37.8% on shots from distance (95 of 251) and 69.5% from the free throw line. They average 86.2 points per game (13th in Division 1) while going 50.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cyclones have forced 19.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (59.1). The Cyclones are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.9% (255 of 672) and they surrender 30.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 59th in the country in giving up assists with 145 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners got the win with a final of 72-56 when they played Monmouth. Regarding rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Monmouth to pull down 30 in total (11 offensive). They finished shooting 36.0% from distance by going 9 out of 25 and ended up shooting 5 out of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Sooners permitted Monmouth to make 21 of 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.2% for the game. Overall, the Sooners ended up shooting 27 out of 56 from the floor which had them at 48.2%. With respect to three-point attempts, Oklahoma knocked down 10 out of 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 72.7%. Monmouth earned 12 fouls for this game which got the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Sooners were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest.

Jalon Moore ended up being a major contributor for the Sooners in the game. He earned 21 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 8 out of 10 for this contest for a rate of 80.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a mark of 12-1 this season. The Sooners are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per contest (115th in the country) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. Oklahoma has scored 1,073 points for the season (82.5 per game) and they average 39.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Sooners are shooting 50.1% from the field, which is ranked 16th in the country.

The Sooners on the defensive side of the court are 25th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 63.2. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the floor (23rd in Division 1). The Oklahoma defense surrenders 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc (78 of 275) and their opponents are knocking down 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 9.8 dimes and 30.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 19th and 14th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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