Utah Utes vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-10) are hosting the Utah Utes (12-8) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday.

The Utah Utes faced off with Cincinnati and went home with a win by a final score of 69-66 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Utes finished with 19 while Cincinnati totaled 17 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Cincinnati ended up going 63.6% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 22 shots. Additionally, Cincinnati pulled down 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Cincinnati distributed 11 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 39.3% from the field on 22 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the game in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Utes converted 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 53.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 49) and knocked down 5 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc.

Gabe Madsen is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Utah will enter this contest with a record of 12-8 this year. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per game and as a team they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 40.0 rebounds per game and has 376 dimes on the year, which ranks 8th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Utes are shooting 33.9% on three-point shots (173 of 511) and 62.6% from the charity stripe. They average 76.5 points per game (127th in the country) while going 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Utes are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They currently rank 99th in college in giving up assists with 251 conceded this year. The Utes defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.1% (490 of 1,222) and they surrender 35.0 boards per game as a unit. They give up 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 134th in college in opponents PPG (70.1).

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 85-57 when they played Kansas State. The Cowboys were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. Kansas State committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of those for a clip of 60.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Oklahoma State made 6 of their 19 tries (31.6%). In all, the Cowboys ended up shooting 21 out of 53 from the floor which had them at 39.6%. The Cowboys permitted Kansas State to convert 30 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.6% for the game. They wrapped up this game 52.2% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 23 and ended up going 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, Oklahoma State permitted Kansas State to grab 29 in total (7 offensive).

Marchelus Avery ended up being important for the Cowboys for the contest. He converted 7 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 10-10 on the year. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per game (288th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Oklahoma State has scored 1,447 pts so far this year (72.4 per game) and they average 35.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cowboys are shooting 42.3% from the field, which is ranked 309th in the country.

The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 276th in the country in PPG surrendered with 74.9. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (347th in Division 1). The Oklahoma State defense gives up 36.1% on 3-point shots (172 of 477) and opponents are converting on 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 14.1 assists and 32.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 265th and 55th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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