In this article, we will formulate an Oklahoma vs Louisville Prediction for this college basketball game on Friday, November 29th, at the Imperial Arena.
Oklahoma Impressed
Oklahoma has a perfect record to start the season and on Thursday they were able to secure the 82-77 victory. In the second half, the defense gave up 46 points, but they were still able to secure the win. Jeremiah Fears had a strong game, putting up 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. Oklahoma overall this season is averaging 82.7 points while their defense is giving up 65.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 66th in the league while the defense is ranked 60th. Jeremiah Fears has been the top player for Oklahoma this season, averaging 16.4 points while shooting 51 percent from the field.
Louisville Has Been Great
Louisville has impressed during the tournament and they have won each of the first two games. Louisville faced off against Indiana 89-61 and in the last game against West Virginia, they were able to secure the 79-70 victory. Chucky Hepburn had a huge game putting up 32 points, three rebounds, and two assists. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. Louisville is averaging 82 points while their defense is giving up 63.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 84th while the defense is ranked 41st in the league. They are averaging 10 steals per game and they are going to need to create some turnovers here. Reyne Smith is averaging 14.2 points while shooting 42.9 percent from the field.
Oklahoma vs Louisville Prediction
Oklahoma and Louisville are both going to find success here with the offense and that is going to be the difference here. Oklahoma on the season is averaging 82.7 points while Louisville is averaging 82 points per game. Neither team can really be trusted with the defense in this game and that is going to be the difference here. Look for both teams to get close to their season average and this game is going to go over the total. Back the over to cash here. This is one of the top players on the board.