Houston vs. Oklahoma Picks, Odds and Prediction – March 2

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Saturday's contest features the No. 1 Houston Cougars (25-3, 12-3 Big 12) and the Oklahoma Sooners (19-9, 7-8 Big 12) squaring off at Lloyd Noble Center (on March 2) at 8:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 71-65 win for Houston. Based on our computer prediction, Oklahoma projects to cover the 5.5-point spread in its matchup against Houston. The over/under is currently listed at 128.5, and the two sides are projected to exceed it.

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Houston vs. Oklahoma Odds

Houston vs Oklahoma Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Houston -5.5 128.5 -115 -105 -225 +184

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Houston vs. Oklahoma Prediction

  • Prediction: Houston 71, Oklahoma 65

Houston Betting Info

  • The Cougars have six wins against the spread in 15 conference games this season.
  • This year, nine of the Cougars' 15 Big 12 games have gone over the point total.
  • The Cougars have won 18, or 85.7%, of the 21 games they've played as moneyline favorites this season.
  • Houston has been at least a -225 moneyline favorite 15 times this season and won all of those games.
  • In 15 games this season, the Cougars and their opponents have gone over 128.5 combined points.
  • Houston has an average total of 130.1 in its contests this year, 1.6 more points than this game's over/under.

Houston's Top Players

Cougars Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
LJ Cryer 28 15.3 2.4 1.9 1.2 0.1 3
Jamal Shead 28 13.1 3.8 6.1 2.3 0.5 1.2
Emanuel Sharp 28 12.7 3.8 0.9 1.6 0 2.1
J'wan Roberts 27 9.5 7 2 1.2 0.9 0
Damian Dunn 28 6.1 2.1 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.6

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Oklahoma Betting Info

  • Against the spread in Big 12 action, the Sooners are 6-9-0 this season.
  • The Sooners have played 15 Big 12 games this season, and five of them have gone over the total.
  • The Sooners have won in four of the 10 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, Oklahoma has come away with a win three times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +184 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Sooners have played 20 games this season that finished with a combined score above 128.5 points.
  • Oklahoma's matchups this season have a 142-point average over/under, 13.5 more points than this game's point total.

Oklahoma's Top Players

Sooners Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Javian McCollum 28 13.7 2.6 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.8
Otega Oweh 28 11.9 4 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.7
Jalon Moore 27 10.5 6.4 0.4 0.6 1 0.7
Milos Uzan 28 9 3.5 4.3 1.1 0.3 1.1
John Hugley 24 8.4 3.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.5

Houston vs. Oklahoma Scoring Insights

  • The Cougars score seven more points than the Sooners allow (66.9).
  • Houston is 15-8 versus the spread and 22-1 overall when putting more than 66.9 points on the board.
  • Oklahoma is 13-6 versus the spread and has a 17-2 record overall when giving up fewer than 73.9 points.
  • The Sooners' 75.1 points per game are 18.9 more than the Cougars concede.
  • Oklahoma has a 14-13 ATS record and 19-8 overall record when posting over 56.2 points.
  • Houston's record is 14-12 versus the spread and 24-2 overall when conceding fewer than 75.1 points.
  • The Cougars have outscored opponents by 496 points this season (17.7 per game), and the Sooners have scored 231 more than their opponents (8.2 per game).

Houston vs. Oklahoma Rankings

Houston Rank Houston AVG Oklahoma AVG Oklahoma Rank
176th 73.9 Points Scored 75.1 139th
1st 56.2 Points Allowed 66.9 48th
44th 38.8 Rebounds 36.1 137th
3rd 13 Off. Rebounds 8.6 185th
174th 7.5 3pt Made 7.3 199th
172nd 13.1 Assists 13.5 149th
5th 8.1 Turnovers 11.7 225th

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