The Washington State Cougars (7-2) and Oklahoma Sooners (8-0) will square off at Stan Sheriff Center for this game. The game starts at 11:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Cougars beat Texas State 78-73 on Friday. Ike Iroegbu was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting. The Sooners are coming off an 87-74 win over Creighton on Saturday. Buddy Hield shot 12 for 22 and led in scoring with 33 points.
Oklahoma is favored by 14 points over Washington State and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 151 points. The Cougars enter the game with records of 7-2 Straight Up (SU) and 5-3 Against The Spread (ATS). The Cougars prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 15th in the nation with 53 total three-pointers allowed (5.0 per game). The Cougars are the second-best team in the country at blocking shots, averaging 7.0 blocks per game.
As for their opponent, the Sooners head into the game with records of 5-1 ATS and 8-0 SU. The Sooners rank fifth in the country in scoring, averaging 87.8 points per game. Oklahoma is the top three-point shooting team in the nation, converting .477 of their shots from three-point range. The Sooners have controlled the glass with an average of 45.8 rebounds per game, second in the country. Oklahoma’s three-point defense is one of the top in the country, with opponents making only 7.0 shots from the three-point line per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Okla, ATS Winner – Okla, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington State’s last 5 games.
Oklahoma averages 87.8 points per game (ranked fifth). The Washington State defense has done poorly this season, giving up 68.2 PPG (ranked 113th).
Oklahoma is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 81.0 points per game (ranked 17th). Washington State, on the other hand, allows 67.0 points per home game (ranked 167th).
The Oklahoma Sooners rank 21st for their offensive rating of 118.7. The Washington State Cougars have a defensive rating of 95.6 (ranked 75th).
The Washington State Cougars rank higher based on their field goal percentage (10th) than their effective field goal percentage (22nd). The Oklahoma Sooners rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (20th) than their field goal percentage (28th).
Washington State ranks 88th in assists, recording 15.1 per game. Oklahoma ranks 42nd with 16.9 assists per game.
Washington State ranks among the best in the nation in blocking at second (7.0 blocks per game). Oklahoma is ranked 19th with 6.0 blocks per game.
Washington State ranks 263rd in offensive rebounds, while Oklahoma ranks first in the nation in defensive rebounding.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 20.2% when playing Washington State this season. Oklahoma is undefeated (2-0) when its TO% is 20.2% or higher.
