Oklahoma vs Baylor Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/21/23

The Baylor Bears and Oklahoma Sooners meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Lloyd Noble Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Baylor Bears Preview

The Baylor Bears are averaging 80.6 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.8 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Keyonte George is averaging 17.7 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Adam Flagler is averaging 16 points and 2.5 rebounds. LJ Cryer is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Bridges is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Baylor Bears are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 73.8 percent from the free throw line. The Baylor Bears are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.

The Oklahoma Sooners Preview

The Oklahoma Sooners are averaging 68.5 points on 48.9 percent shooting and allowing 63.9 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Grant Sherfield is averaging 17.5 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Tanner Groves is averaging 10.2 points and 7.3 rebounds. Jalen Hill is grabbing 5.6 rebounds and Milos Uzan is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Oklahoma Sooners are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.9 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma Sooners are allowing 28.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Bears are 35-16-2 ATS in their last 53 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Sooners are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 Saturday games. The over is 5-1 in Bears last 6 overall. The over is 8-3 in Sooners last 11 overall. The road team is 19-7-1 ATS in the last 27 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Oklahoma Sooners are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, but I’m not leaving points on the table with Baylor. I’m just not. Also, the Baylor Bears win in the underdog role by an average of 4.3 points while allowing 41.4 percent shooting. Give me Baylor and the free point, as its too good of a team to pass up getting points.