Oklahoma Sooners vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 3/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs UConn Huskies

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma (+4)

The Oklahoma Sooners (20-13) are en route to Lenovo Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the UConn Huskies (23-10) in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma opens this matchup as 4-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 147.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Kentucky and took a loss by a score of 85-84 in their last game. Oklahoma ended the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (30 of 62) and made 9 of their 25 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Sooners buried 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to defending, Oklahoma let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the floor on 31 out of 60 shooting. Kentucky doled out 17 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Additionally, Kentucky collected 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kentucky walked away from this one shooting 68.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 22 attempts. They also made 8 of their 24 shots from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Sooners left the arena with 20 while Kentucky finished the game with 17 fouls.

Jeremiah Fears is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 45.5% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He played 34 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 10 out of 22 shooting.

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Oklahoma enters this one with a win-loss mark of 20-13 so far this season. They are averaging 78.8 points per contest (60th in college hoops) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Sooners are shooting 37.0% on three-point shots (285 of 771) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma is snagging 32.1 boards per game and is sitting with 452 dimes this season, which is 153rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Sooners are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 122nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 407 conceded on the campaign. The Sooners defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.7% (861 of 1,927) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 30.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 268th in college in points per game allowed (74.8).

For their last game, the UConn Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-62 when they played Creighton. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, UConn allowed Creighton to grab 26 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Huskies allowed Creighton to knock down 26 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.0% for this game. Overall, the Huskies finished the game shooting 26 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, UConn knocked down 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to convert 2 of those for a clip of 50.0%. Creighton earned 9 fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 4 attempts. They also turned the ball over 3 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Huskies collected 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Liam McNeeley pitched in for the Huskies in the game. He accumulated 13 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 6 out of 20 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 30.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

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UConn has a mark of 23-10 this year. As an offensive unit, the Huskies are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 32nd in the nation. UConn has tallied 2,554 pts on the year (77.4 per game) and they grab 35.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per contest (6th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Huskies have committed 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.1% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in college in points allowed per contest with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (90th in D-1). The UConn defense surrenders 35.1% from downtown (214 of 610) and their opposition makes 73.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 10.1 assists and 29.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 14th and 5th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma (+4)

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