Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN

The Oklahoma Sooners (20-10) are hitting the road to Moody Center on Saturday where they will meet the Texas Longhorns (19-11).

The Oklahoma Sooners stepped onto the hardwood against Cincinnati and earned the victory with a final of 74-71 in their last contest. Oklahoma finished the game having earned a 36.4% field goal percentage (20 of 55) and knocked down 6 of their 15 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Sooners made 28 of 34 tries for a percentage of 82.4%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 8 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to defense, Oklahoma allowed 39.4% from the field on 28 out of 71 shooting. Cincinnati recorded 8 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Additionally, Cincinnati pulled down 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Cincinnati walked away from this one shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 11 attempts. They made 6 of their 29 attempts from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Sooners ended up walking away with 16 and Cincinnati recorded 22 fouls.

Le'tre Darthard is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field but didn't record a dime. He played 41 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He walked away with 18 points on 2 out of 5 shooting.

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Oklahoma comes into this game with a mark of 20-10 on the season. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Oklahoma is collecting 35.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 401 assists on the season, which ranks 170th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Sooners are connecting on 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (221 of 643) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They average 75.4 points per game (129th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Sooners are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 70th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 343 surrendered this year. The Sooners defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (724 of 1,750) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 29.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 67th in college hoops in opponents points per game (67.7).

For their last game, the Texas Longhorns took a loss by a score of 93-85 when they played Baylor. The Longhorns snagged 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 20 for this game. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. Baylor earned 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 76.2%. Regarding three-point shots, Texas knocked down 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). When the game finished, the Longhorns went 30 for 60 from the field which had them at 50.0%. The Longhorns permitted Baylor to bury 25 out of their 47 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.2% in the matchup. They finished shooting 69.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 13 and ended up going 34 of 42 at the free throw line (81.0%). With respect to rebounding, Texas allowed Baylor to snag 34 in total (8 offensive).

Max Abmas was important for the Longhorns for the contest. He made 13 of 21 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 61.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 33 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and earned 5 assists for this game.

Texas has a record of 19-11 this year. The Longhorns are committing 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per contest (40th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per contest. Texas has totaled 2,281 pts so far this year (76.0 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Longhorns are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 53rd in the country.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 100th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (148th in college basketball). The Texas defense gives up 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (190 of 547) and their opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.5 dimes and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 79th and 114th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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