Oklahoma vs Missouri State 3/15/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Missouri State Bears and Oklahoma Sooners meet Tuesday in the college basketball NIT First Round at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Missouri State Bears look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Oklahoma Sooners look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Missouri State Bears are averaging 77.8 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 42 percent shooting. Isiaih Mosley is averaging 20.1 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Gaige Prim is averaging 16.4 points and 8 rebounds. Jaylen Minnett is grabbing 1.4 rebounds and Ja’Monta Black is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Missouri State Bears are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 79.5 percent from the free throw line. The Missouri State Bears are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game.

The Oklahoma Sooners are averaging 68.8 points on 47.7 percent shooting and allowing 64.9 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Umoja Gibson is averaging 12.5 points and 2.1 rebounds, while Tanner Groves is averaging 11.8 points and 5.6 rebounds. Jordan Goldwire is the third double-digit scorer and Elijah Harkless is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Oklahoma Sooners are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma Sooners are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.1 rebounds per game.

The Bears are 22-9-2 ATS in their last 33 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Sooners are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite and 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Bears last 7 overall. The under is 5-2 in Sooners last 7 home games.

The Oklahoma Sooners are the better, more talented team here, obviously, but we do have to question their motivation factor, as we’ve seen many big programs fall on their face in these spots in past years. The Missouri State Bears also enter this tournament playing the better ball, and they’re red-hot offensively, shooting 49.7 percent from the field in their last five games. You know Missouri State will be up for this contest given the lack of spots like this. Give me the points.