Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Dallas, TX

TV: CBS

Allen Fieldhouse is the location where the Kansas Jayhawks (17-9) will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-13) on Saturday.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys faced UCF and took home the win by a score of 104-95 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Cowboys left the arena with 26 and UCF recorded 25 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 24 shots from long range. UCF shot 81.6% when shooting free throws by burying 31 of 38 attempts. Furthermore, UCF grabbed 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UCF doled out 14 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Regarding the defense, Oklahoma State let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 28 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 37 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cowboys made 28 of 35 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Oklahoma State finished the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (35 out of 74) and made 6 of 27 3-point attempts.

Bryce Thompson is a player who played a role for the matchup. He walked away with 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He went 66.7% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Oklahoma State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-13 so far this season. They currently have an average of 73.4 points per outing (202nd in the nation) while hitting 42.9% from the field. The Cowboys are hitting 32.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (171 of 530) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma State is snagging 35.3 boards per game and has totaled 329 dimes so far this year, which ranks 270th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cowboys are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 267th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 374 relinquished so far this year. The Cowboys are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (678 of 1,458) and they surrender 33.0 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 300th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (76.0).

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took a defeat with a final score of 91-57 when they played BYU. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Kansas permitted BYU to grab 40 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 14 of 36 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Jayhawks allowed BYU to make 34 of 66 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 51.5% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Jayhawks went 23 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 36.5%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Kansas knocked down 9 of their 32 tries (28.1%). They were able to convert 2 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 40.0%. BYU committed 10 fouls for the matchup which took the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 5 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Jayhawks snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the matchup.

Hunter Dickinson ended up being a factor for the Jayhawks for this contest. He tallied 12 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the game. He converted 5 of 13 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accounted for 14 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 17-9 so far this year. As an offense, the Jayhawks are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 64th in the nation. Kansas has accumulated 1,958 points for the year (75.3 per contest) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per contest (8th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.4 times per contest. The Jayhawks commit 14.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Jayhawks on the defensive end are ranked 61st in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.6. They have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (13th in the nation). The Kansas defense concedes 29.8% on shots from 3-point land (192 of 645) and opponents are converting on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.1 dimes and 34.8 total boards per game, which is 181st and 213th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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