Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-13) are headed to Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Oklahoma Sooners (17-6).

The Oklahoma State Cowboys stepped onto the hardwood against Houston and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-63 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Cowboys finished with 16 and Houston finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. Houston went 78.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 14 attempts. In addition, Houston collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Houston earned 13 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Oklahoma State allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 31 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 5 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Cowboys knocked down 24 of 37 shots for a percentage of 64.9%. Oklahoma State finished the contest with a 40.5% FG percentage (17 out of 42) and made 5 out of their 21 shots from downtown.

Javon Small is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 3 of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Oklahoma State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 10-13 so far this year. They average 70.8 pts per game (265th in D-1) while going 43.8% from the floor. The Cowboys are shooting 34.5% from downtown (203 of 588) and 67.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma State is collecting 34.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 323 assists on the campaign, which ranks 126th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cowboys have forced 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 113th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 273 surrendered for the year. The Cowboys are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.3% (610 of 1,346) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from distance while they are 141st in D-1 in opponents points per game (70.6).

When they last played, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away with a victory by a final of 82-66 when they played BYU. The Sooners collected 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. BYU had 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 79.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma converted 9 of their 26 tries (34.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sooners finished shooting 25 out of 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.0%. The Sooners allowed BYU to convert 23 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.9% in the game. They went 30.8% from three-point range via 8 of 26 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Oklahoma permitted BYU to collect 32 in all (9 offensive).

Javian McCollum was important for the Sooners for the contest. He made 5 out of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 17-6 for the campaign. The Sooners are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per game (130th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. Oklahoma has accounted for 1,789 points on the season (77.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sooners are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 49th in college basketball.

The Sooners defensively are ranked 46th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (30th in college basketball). The Oklahoma defense gives up 28.3% on three-point shots (140 of 494) and opponents are making 76.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.1 assists and 31.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 48th and 26th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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