The No. 25-ranked Texas Longhorns (18-10) and the No. 3-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (22-5) close out the regular season when they face off at Frank Erwin Special Events Center. Action begins at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27 and will air on CBS.
The Longhorns enter this game hoping for similar success after edging Kansas State 71-70 the last time they played. Isaiah Taylor was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points on 5-for-8 shooting. The Sooners, meanwhile, are coming off a 71-49 win against Oklahoma State in their last game. Ryan Spangler had a good performance and claimed his 11th double-double of the season, accumulating 26 points and 14 rebounds.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Sooners winning the first matchup 63-60. Buddy Hield was a standout player in the game, producing 27 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and three three-pointers.
The Longhorns have gone 18-10 Straight Up (SU) and 14-13 Against The Spread (ATS). Not making mistakes with the ball is a staple of the Texas offense, which averages just 10.5 turnovers per game.
In the other locker room, Oklahoma has a SU record of 22-5 and an ATS record of 12-13. Oklahoma has done particularly well ATS over its past 10 matchups, going 8-2. Offensively, they average 79.8 points per game on the road, which is 14th in the country. The Sooners are shooting very well so far with a .431 three-point field goal percentage that ranks second in Division I. Oklahoma is one of the better rebounding teams in Division I. The Sooners average 40.2 rebounds per game, making them the 27th-best team in the country for that category. Shifting to the other side of the court, teams seem to consistently miss shots against the Sooners, who are the 29th-best team in the nation in terms of opponent field goal percentage allowed at .398. When it comes to defending the rim, the Sooners are one of the best in the nation with an average of 5.6 blocks per game.
Oklahoma beat Texas in their most recent meeting this season, moving its SU record against Texas to 6-4 in their most recent head-to-head meetings. With a 6-4 record, the Longhorns have the advantage ATS. Neither team held the edge in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers in a single game during this span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Okla, ATS Winner – Okla
Notes
“Texas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games “.
“Texas is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games “.
“Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home”.
“Texas is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Oklahoma”.
“Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas’s last 12 games when playing Oklahoma”.
“Texas is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oklahoma”.
“Texas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oklahoma”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas’s last 10 games when playing at home against Oklahoma”.
Oklahoma sits at 10-5 SU against its conference rivals, while Texas is 9-6 SU.
Oklahoma is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 79.8 points per game (ranked 14th). Texas, on the other hand, allows 67.7 points per home game (ranked 114th).
The Oklahoma Sooners have a defensive rating of 97.6 (ranked 47th), while the Texas Longhorns have an offensive rating of 108.7 (ranked 107th).
With 66.6 possessions and 1.087 points per possession, the Texas Longhorns perform worse on both metrics than the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma averages 71.8 possessions and 1.142 points per possession.
The Oklahoma Sooners have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking 24th in the country with an eFG% of 54.7%. When their opponents record a similar or higher eFG%, the Texas Longhorns have an underachieving 2-5 record.
On average, Texas attempts 21.0 three pointers and Oklahoma attempts 24.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Texas Longhorns are 10-7 while the Oklahoma Sooners have a tremendous 18-5 record.
Oklahoma ranks 89th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.21. Texas is ranked lower at 134th with an A/TO of 1.12.
Oklahoma, the 27th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 40.2 rebounds per game. Texas does worse, ranked 271st with 34.6.
The Texas Longhorns make an average of 5.1 steals per game. When the Oklahoma Sooners allow 5 or more steals, they are a formidable 19-3.
