Oklahoma State Cowboys vs UCF Knights Prediction, 3/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs UCF Knights

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-15) are traveling to Addition Financial Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the UCF Knights (15-14).

The Oklahoma State Cowboys faced off with Baylor and took a loss by a final of 71-61 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Cowboys ended up walking away with 26 while Baylor recorded 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 30 attempts from three-point range. Baylor ended up shooting 55.9% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 34 attempts. On top of that, Baylor snagged 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Baylor distributed 7 assists and had 11 steals in the game. When it comes to defense, Oklahoma State let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the floor on 22 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 4 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 21 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 72.4%. Oklahoma State finished with a 38.8% field goal percentage (19 out of 49) and made 2 out of their 14 shots from beyond the arc.

Bryce Thompson is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He finished shooting 46.7% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Oklahoma State will enter this game with a record of 14-15 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.8 fouls per game. As a team, Oklahoma State is pulling in 34.9 boards per game and has tallied 361 assists on the year, which has them ranked 290th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Cowboys are hitting 31.6% on three-point attempts (187 of 592) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They average 72.7 pts per game (222nd in Division 1) while hitting 42.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cowboys have forced 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are 263rd in college in allowing assists with 419 surrendered on the season. The Cowboys defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (762 of 1,648) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 35.4% on 3-pointers and they are 302nd in college in opponents PPG (76.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UCF Knights took a defeat with a final score of 89-78 against TCU. The Knights earned 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. TCU had 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing shooting from distance, UCF converted 8 of 28 attempts (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Knights ended up shooting 27 for 72 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.5%. The Knights allowed TCU to knock down 33 out of 69 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.8% for this contest. They went 28.6% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 17 of 28 at the free throw line (60.7%). In reference to rebounding, UCF allowed TCU to get 44 in total (15 offensive).

Darius Johnson ended up being a factor for the Knights for this contest. He earned 20 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He buried 7 out of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

UCF has a win-loss mark of 15-14 for the year. The Knights are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per game and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (155th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. UCF has accounted for 2,288 pts so far this year (78.9 per game) and they average 36.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knights are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 323rd in the nation.

The Knights are ranked 351st in D-1 in PPG given up with 80.4. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (282nd in D-1). The UCF defense allows 33.5% on three-point shots (224 of 669) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 15.2 dimes and 38.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 323rd and 347th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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