The Oklahoma Sooners and the Utah State Aggies meet Sunday in college basketball action from HTC Center. Oklahoma is 4-0 on the season so far and coming off a win over Indiana State. As for Utah State, they’re 3-1 and took out New Mexico State in their last outing. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Oklahoma didn’t have much trouble in their first couple of games this year. The opener was a 77-59 win over Northwestern State, then came a 96-44 win over UTSA. Game three was tighter, but still a 79-74 win over East Carolina.
On Friday versus Indiana State, Oklahoma used a 49-33 advantage in the second half during an 87-63 victory. Tanner Groves was the top scorer with 24 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes of action.
Over on the Utah State side, they lost their opener against UC Davis, falling 72-69 in a tough result. The Aggies picked it up from there however taking out Richmond 85-74 and Penn 87-79 in their next pair of outings.
In the Friday matchup against New Mexico State, Utah State held the opposition to just 16 first-half points (while scoring 41 themselves) during an eventual 85-58 victory. Rylan Jones led the team on 19 points with four rebounds and four assists.
The Aggies are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 neutral-site games and 7-2 ATS in their last nine Sunday games. The under is 7-3 in Utah State’s last 10 overall.
Meanwhile, the Sooners are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 overall and 0-4 ATS in their last four after an ATS win. The over is 5-1 in Oklahoma’s last six overall.
PICK: I’m probably sticking with Oklahoma here. This one should be a pretty tight game initially, though. The Sooners shot a nice 51.6 percent against Indiana State in their last game, with 42 rebounds and 20 team assists during a great win. As for Utah State, they were utterly dominant in the first half against a decent New Mexico State team in their last outing and look like they’re coming into form. I like the Aggies to stick around most of the game here before Oklahoma covers late.