Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State Big 12 Tournament Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Big 12 conference tournament continues Wednesday as the No. 10 seed Oklahoma Sooners (15-16, 5-13 Big 12) face off against the No. 7 seed Oklahoma State Cowboys (17-14, 8-10 Big 12) at T-Mobile Center, starting at 9:30 PM on ESPNU. Oklahoma is a 1.5-point favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The over/under is 135.5 for the matchup.

Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State Odds

• Oklahoma odds to win: -121
• Oklahoma State odds to win: +100
• Spread: Oklahoma (-1.5)
• Total: 135.5

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
• Time: 9:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPNU
• Where: Kansas City, Missouri
• Venue: T-Mobile Center

Who Will Win Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State?

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Oklahoma is 5-8 against the spread when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.

In games this season in which it was an underdog by 1.5 points or more, Oklahoma State has a 4-9 record against the spread.

The Sooners and Cowboys average 2.3 more points between them than the total of 135.5 for this game.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have seen their opponents average a combined 0.8 fewer points per game than the point total of 135.5 set for this game.

Oklahoma’s average total in matchups this year has been 136.1, 0.6 points higher than the over/under in this particular game.

The average point total for the Cowboys this year is 0.8 points higher than this game’s over/under.

So far this season, the Sooners have put together a 15-16-0 record against the spread.

So far this season, the Cowboys have compiled a 15-16-0 record against the spread.

Oklahoma Stats & Insights

Oklahoma has a +12 scoring differential, putting up 68.3 points per game (271st in college basketball) and giving up 67.9 (116th in college basketball).

Oklahoma is 291st in college basketball at 29.7 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 29.6 its opponents average.

The Sooners make 7 three-pointers per game (223rd in college basketball), 1.5 more than their opponents (5.5).

Oklahoma’s 93 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 205th in college basketball, and the 92.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 211th in college basketball.

The Sooners are scoring 69.3 points per game in home games. Away from home, they are averaging 66.3 points per contest.

Oklahoma State Stats & Insights

Oklahoma State outscores opponents by 2.7 points per game (posting 69.5 points per game, 234th in college basketball, and giving up 66.8 per contest, 82nd in college basketball) and has a +84 scoring differential.

Oklahoma State wins the rebound battle by 3.2 boards on average. It collects 33.1 rebounds per game, 99th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 29.9.

Oklahoma State makes 7.1 three-pointers per game (212th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 7 on average.

Oklahoma State ranks 275th in college basketball with 90 points scored per 100 possessions, and 62nd defensively with 86.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

At home, the Cowboys average 70.8 points per game. Away, they average 68.3.

Oklahoma Key Players to Watch

Grant Sherfield leads the Sooners in points and assists per game, scoring 16.1 points and distributing 3.3 assists.

Oklahoma’s best rebounder is Tanner Groves, who averages seven boards per game in addition to his 10.1 PPG average.

Sherfield leads the Sooners in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.6 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Otega Oweh is Oklahoma’s leader in steals, averaging 1.1 steals per game, while Groves leads them in blocks with one per contest.

Oklahoma State Key Players to Watch

Bryce Thompson is the top scorer for the Cowboys with 11.9 points per game. He also adds 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game to his statistics.

Oklahoma State’s leader in rebounds is Moussa Cisse with eight per game, and its leader in assists is Avery Anderson III with 3.4 per game.

John-Michael Wright is consistent from three-point range and leads the Cowboys with two made threes per game.

Anderson (1.5 steals per game) is the steal leader for Oklahoma State while Cisse (two blocks per game) is the block leader.

Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  Oklahoma State (+1.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Over (135.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Oklahoma State 69, Oklahoma 67

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