Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2) will take on the Oklahoma Sooners (9-0) at Paycom Center on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Georgia Tech and earned the victory with a final of 76-61 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Sooners finished with 14 and Georgia Tech recorded 17 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Georgia Tech finished the contest at 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 18 shots. Moreover, Georgia Tech pulled down 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia Tech dished out 18 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Regarding the defense, Oklahoma allowed 41.5% from the field on 22 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in the game in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Sooners converted 26 of their 30 shots for a rate of 86.7%. Oklahoma walked away from the contest with a 38.5% FG percentage (20 out of 52) and buried 10 out of their 28 shots from distance.

Jalon Moore is someone who played a role for this contest. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 of 9 shooting. He played 19 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 88.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Oklahoma will enter this contest with a mark of 9-0 so far this season. They average 81.7 pts per game (66th in college hoops) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Sooners are connecting on 36.5% on 3-pointers (88 of 241) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma is pulling down 33.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 143 assists this season, which is 155th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Sooners are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 fouls. They relinquish 28.6% on 3-pointers and they are 59th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.0). The Sooners defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (218 of 512) and they surrender 32.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are 40th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 97 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took home the win by a final score of 85-76 against Seton Hall. The Cowboys pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this matchup. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. Seton Hall committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of those for a percentage of 89.5%. In reference to shots from downtown, Oklahoma State made 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys shot 29 out of 51 from the field which had them at 56.9%. The Cowboys allowed Seton Hall to make 27 of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% in this contest. They went 36.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 19 and finished the contest at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma State allowed Seton Hall to grab 22 in total (9 offensive).

Jamyron Keller ended up having an impact for the Cowboys in this game. He made 5 of 9 in this game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and added 3 dimes in this game.

Oklahoma State has a record of 6-2 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cowboys are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 189th in D-1. Oklahoma State has 651 pts so far this season (81.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per game (148th in the country) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Cowboys are committing 20.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys defensively are ranked 287th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 75.8. They are able to force 16.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (321st in Division 1). The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 35.5% on 3-point shots (72 of 203) and opponents are making 67.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 32.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 204th and 105th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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