Oklahoma Sooners vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gators (21-3) will try to beat the Oklahoma Sooners (16-8) at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Missouri and took a loss by a final of 82-58 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Sooners finished with 24 and Missouri racked up 21 fouls. They buried 4 out of their 12 shots from three-point range. Missouri ended up shooting 74.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 26 of their 35 shots. Furthermore, Missouri pulled down 33 rebounds (2 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Missouri recorded 11 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma allowed 54.2% from the field on 26 out of 48 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists for the game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Sooners buried 17 of 24 attempts for a rate of 70.8%. Oklahoma finished having earned a 31.0% FG percentage (18 out of 58) and converted 5 of 22 three-point shots.

Duke Miles is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 55.6% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 30 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He scored 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Oklahoma enters this contest with a record of 16-8 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Oklahoma is snagging 31.9 boards per game and has 334 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 209th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Sooners are shooting 36.6% from downtown (208 of 569) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.7 points per game (90th in the country) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 28.8% on 3-pointers and they are 198th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.1). The Sooners defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (610 of 1,381) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 52nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 280 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 81-68 when they faced Mississippi State. The Gators corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. Mississippi State earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.7%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Florida made 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Gators ended up shooting 28 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. The Gators allowed Mississippi State to make 24 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.4% in this game. They shot 25.9% from downtown by connecting on 7 out of 27 and ended up going 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). Concerning rebounding, Florida allowed Mississippi State to grab 41 in total (10 offensive).

Denzel Aberdeen was important for the Gators for the matchup. He accumulated 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists in the game. He made 7 of 12 in this contest giving him a rate of 58.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 21-3 this season. The Gators are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.7 times per contest (65th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. Florida has earned 2,006 points on the campaign (83.6 per game) and they pull in 42.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Gators are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 88th in the nation.

The Florida defense gives up 28.1% on shots from distance (154 of 549) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.2 assists and 34.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 42nd and 180th in those defensive categories. The Gators are ranked 44th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.5. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (12th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Florida and under the total points

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