Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (12-0) are hosting the Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-11) at Lloyd Noble Center on Sunday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Rice and took a loss by a score of 64-46 in their last game. Prairie View A&M wrapped up the contest with a 29.4% FG percentage (15 of 51) and knocked down 4 of 20 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Panthers buried 12 of their 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 8 assists in this game while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 44.1% from the floor on 26 out of 59 shooting. Rice doled out 12 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Furthermore, Rice grabbed 48 rebounds (18 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Rice walked away from this one shooting 42.1% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 19 tries. They knocked down 4 of 16 shots from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Panthers walked away with 21 while Rice recorded 20 fouls.

Nick Anderson is someone who played a role in this contest. He ended up going 42.9% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 28 minutes and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-11 on the season. They average 76.8 pts per game (165th in the nation) while hitting 43.8% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (80 of 242) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is collecting 27.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 151 dimes on the campaign, which is 290th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They surrender 38.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 364th in college in PPG from their opponents (94.2). The Panthers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 53.4% (397 of 743) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 356th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 224 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away with a victory by a final of 89-66 when they played Central Arkansas. With respect to rebounds, Oklahoma allowed Central Arkansas to grab 34 in all (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.1% from three-point range by going 9 of 32 and finished the contest at 9 out of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Sooners allowed Central Arkansas to bury 24 out of 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Sooners shot 33 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. In reference to three-point attempts, Oklahoma converted 10 out of their 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 92.9%. Central Arkansas committed 11 personal fouls in the game which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Sooners corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game.

Duke Miles ended up being a factor for the Sooners in the matchup. He recorded 29 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the matchup. He converted 11 of 17 for this game giving him a rate of 64.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a mark of 12-0 on the season. The Sooners are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 80.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (114th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game. Oklahoma has accounted for 991 points this year (82.6 per game) and they collect 34.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Sooners are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which is ranked 68th in Division 1.

The Sooners are ranked 96th in college in PPG allowed with 67.6. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the floor (137th in college). The Oklahoma defense allows 27.2% from downtown (81 of 298) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.0 assists and 33.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 62nd and 158th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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