Lindenwood Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lindenwood Lions vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Lindenwood Lions (9-22 last year) are headed to Lloyd Noble Center on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners (20-12 last season).

The Lindenwood Lions faced off with Morehead State and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-49 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 12 and Morehead State racked up 14 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 20 shots from 3-point range. Morehead State finished 58.8% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 17 tries. In addition, Morehead State pulled down 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Morehead State earned 15 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, Lindenwood allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists in the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 8 of 9 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Lindenwood ended having earned a 38.0% field goal percentage (19 out of 50) and converted 3 out of their 14 3-pointers.

Keenon Cole is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He shot 42.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played for 40 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He scored 19 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Lindenwood will play this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 9-22 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a team committed 17.5 fouls every game. As a squad, Lindenwood pulled in 31.7 boards per game and accumulated 249 dimes last season, which ranked 361st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Lions connected on 28.3% on shots from downtown (149 of 527) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They had an average of 65.1 points per game (346th in the country) while hitting 40.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Lions forced their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They relinquished 37.2% on three-point shots and they were 219th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (73.1). The Lions gave up a FG percentage of 46.2% (781 of 1,691) and they surrendered 36.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 103rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 400 surrendered over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners took a loss by a score of 77-70 against TCU. In the matter of attacking the glass, Oklahoma permitted TCU to pull down 28 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.9% from 3-point land by hitting 7 out of 18 and ended up going 20 of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Sooners allowed TCU to make 25 out of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.2% in the game. When all was said and done, the Sooners ended up shooting 23 for 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.9%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma made 8 out of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 61.5%. TCU committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Sooners to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Sooners collected 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the contest.

Jalon Moore ended up being a factor for the Sooners for the matchup. He converted 4 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists for the matchup.

Oklahoma had a win-loss mark of 20-12 last year. As an offensive team, the Sooners hit 46.5% from the floor, which ranked 72nd in D-1. Oklahoma earned 2,412 pts last year (75.4 per game) and they collected 35.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 13.3 times per game (158th in the country) and they coughed up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Sooners committed 16.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma defense gave up 29.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (198 of 662) and their opponents knocked down 76.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 11.7 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 82nd and 23rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Sooners on defense were ranked 82nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.8. They forced their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (91st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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