UConn vs Oklahoma Prediction 3/21/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Oklahoma Sooners and the UConn Huskies meet Friday in college basketball action from Madison Square Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an UConn vs Oklahoma Prediction.

Oklahoma Recap

The Oklahoma Sooners come into the NCAA tournament on behalf of the SEC, finishing the year with an overall record of 20-13 on the year including a 6-12 mark in SEC conference play. As the 14-seed in the SEC tournament, Oklahoma took out Georgia before falling to Kentucky in the second round.

Sooners In First NCAA Tournament Since 2021, First Under Porter Moser

Jeremiah Fears leads the Sooners in scoring and assists with 17 PPG and 4.1 APG along with 4.1 RPG while Jalon Moore has 16 PPG and a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Sooners in rebounding and to cap off the scoring in double figures for Oklahoma so far this season. Duke Miles has 9.5 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 2.1 APG and Kobe Elvis has 7.9 PPG with 2.9 APG while Brycen Goodine has 8.1 PPG and Sam Godwin has 6.5 PPG and 5.2 RPG so far this season. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 78.8 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 79.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Oklahoma Sooners will win

• Oklahoma has won each of its last 15 games against non-Conference opponents.
• Connecticut has lost four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.

UConn Recap

The UConn Huskies come into the NCAA as your two-time defending champion on behalf of the Big East, finishing the year with an overall record of 23-10 on the year including a 14-6 mark in Big East conference play. As the 3-seed in the Big East tournament, UConn took down Villanova before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.

Huskies Looking To Three-Peat

Solo Ball leads the Huskies in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 3.5 RPG while Alex Karaban has 14.4 PPG with 5.2 RPG and 2.9 APG. Liam McNeeley has 14.5 PPG with 6.1 RPG and 2.3 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for UConn up to this point in the year. Tarris Reed Jr. has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Huskies in rebounding while Hassan Diarra has 7.9 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead the Huskies in assists. Samson Johnson also has 7.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, UConn is averaging 77.4 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 79.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Connecticut Huskies will win

• Connecticut has won each of its last 12 NCAA Tournament games.
• Oklahoma has lost four of its last five NCAA Tournament games against Top 8 Seeds.

Total Points Facts

• Thirteen of Connecticut’s last 14 NCAA Tournament night games have produced a total of 136 or fewer points.
• Six of Oklahoma’s last seven games have produced a total of 156+ points.

UConn vs Oklahoma Prediction

I’m on UConn here. I just think this a classic case of to be the man, you have to beat the man, and Oklahoma for me was one of the more frustrating teams to back in the SEC this season. Sure, this is a talented team led by Jeremiah Fears, but this is also a young team that’s going up against the two-time defending champions, even if it’s a bit of a different version of your back-to-back national champs. I think UConn carries on and tries to keep the three-peat hopes alive so give me UConn laying the points here.