Oklahoma vs Iowa State 1/4/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Iowa State Cyclones (10-2) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (9-4)
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma Sooners -4.5 / Iowa State Cyclones +4.5; Over/Under: +124.5
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The Iowa State Cyclones and the Oklahoma Sooners meet in college basketball action from the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday night.
The Iowa State Cyclones will look to build on their current three-game win streak after a 77-62 win over Baylor last time out. Jaren Holmes leads the Cyclones in scoring with 13.5 PPG along with 3.3 RPG and 3.1 APG while Caleb Grill and Gabe Kalscheur each have 10.7 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Iowa State so far this year with Grill logging 4.5 RPG. Aljaz Kunc has a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead Iowa State in rebounding while Jamin Lipsey has a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Cyclones in assists. As a team, Iowa State is averaging 71.4 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three and 68.7% from the foul line this season.
The Oklahoma Sooners will be looking to bounce back from a 70-69 loss to Texas in their last game. Grant Sherfield leads the Sooners in scoring and assists with 18.3 PPG along with 3.8 APG while Tanner Groves has 10.7 PPG and 6.9 RPG to lead the Sooners in rebounding and Jacob Groves has 10.2 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oklahoma so far this year. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 69 points per game on 50.3% shooting from the field, 39.4% from three point range and 71.5% from the foul line this season.
Iowa State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Oklahoma is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a loss while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 home games against a team with a road winning percentage below .400.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing the under here. This features a matchup between two top-20 defenses and two teams that like to slow it down and play tough, physical, low-scoring basketball. I think this could easily be the first to 60 wins if we even make it that far. Give me the under here.
