Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (18-12) are traveling to Moody Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Texas Longhorns (17-13).

The Oklahoma Sooners stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and went home with a win by a final score of 96-84 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Sooners walked away with 19 while Missouri totaled 22 fouls. They also made 9 of their 31 shots from distance. Missouri walked away from this one shooting 79.2% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of 24 shots. Furthermore, Missouri grabbed 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't have a block. Missouri totaled 16 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Oklahoma let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sooners buried 25 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 96.2%. Oklahoma ended the game having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 of 56) and made 7 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jeremiah Fears is one player who was a factor for the contest. He was able to score 31 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He shot 69.2% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Oklahoma heads into this one with a record of 18-12 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.7 pts per game (66th in D-1) while connecting on 47.4% from the field. The Sooners are shooting 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (256 of 697) and 79.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma is grabbing 32.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 413 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 187th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Sooners are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 30.0% from 3-point land while they are 262nd in college in points per game allowed (74.6). The Sooners defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (779 of 1,745) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 98th in D-1 in allowing assists with 369 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 87-82 when they played Mississippi State. The Longhorns snagged 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. Mississippi State was called for 20 fouls in this game which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, Texas knocked down 11 out of their 23 attempts (47.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns finished shooting 31 for 64 from the field which had them sitting at 48.4%. The Longhorns allowed Mississippi State to make 27 out of 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7% for this contest. They finished 24.0% from distance by shooting 6 of 25 and ended up going 22 out of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, Texas permitted Mississippi State to snag 38 in total (11 offensive).

Tramon Mark pitched in for the Longhorns for the matchup. He buried 9 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Texas has a win-loss record of 17-13 so far this season. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game and they go 74.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (207th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per game. Texas has accounted for 2,350 pts for the season (78.3 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Longhorns are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which is 93rd in college.

The Longhorns are ranked 155th in college in points per game surrendered with 71.2. They have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (110th in D-1). The Texas defense allows 33.8% on 3-pointers (210 of 621) and their opposition makes 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.0 dimes and 34.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 75th and 199th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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