Oklahoma vs Kansas State 01/29/20 NCAA Basketball Betting Odds and Pick

The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Kansas State Wildcats in a Big 12 matchup on Wednesday night at the Bramlage Coliseum.

Oklahoma is 13-6 SU on the year and they are 3-3 SU in Big 12 competition. The Sooners have lost three out of their last five games played. Kansas State is 8-11 SU on the year and they are 1-5 in conference play. The Wildcats have lost back to back games and they are near the bottom of the conference right now. Oklahoma beat Kansas State 66-61 last January 4, 2020.

Big Win Over Mississippi State

Oklahoma is coming off a big win over Mississippi State last Saturday. The Sooners prevailed 63-62 over a Bulldogs team that had a three-game winning streak heading to their contest. Oklahoma held Mississippi State to 38% shooting from the floor and they limited big man Reggie Perry to seven points and six rebounds.

Brady Manek shot 6-11 from the floor and led Oklahoma with 18 points and 6 rebounds. The 6-9 Manek is putting up 15.7 points per game this season while shooting 43% from behind the arc. Kristian Doolittle is averaging 15.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while shooting 43.7% from the field.

Oklahoma is averaging 71.8 points per game while shooting 42.2% from the floor and 32.5% from three-point range. The Sooners are allowing 68.1 points and are grabbing 36.2 rebounds while issuing 12.0 assists per game. They are also averaging 3.8 blocks per game and 6.8 steals per outing.

Back to Back Losses

Kansas State has lost back to back games and they head to this game after a 74-77 road loss to Alabama in the Big 12/SEC Challenge last Saturday. The Wildcats were also involved in an end-game brawl during their loss to Kansas last January 21, 2019. Kansas State is struggling right now with an 8-11 record and they are on the bubble with a 1-5 conference record.

The Wildcats outrebounded the Crimson Tide by 12 boards and forced 16 turnovers. However, they shot just 35% from the floor and only 10-29 from the three-point area. Cartier Diarra led Kansas State with 17 points and four assists. Diarra is averaging 13.2 points and 5.1 assists per game.

Kansas State is scoring an average of 65.8 points per game and they are giving up an average of 63.9 points per contest. The Wildcats are hauling down 33.8 rebounds per outing and issuing an average of 13.7 assists per game. Kansas State is also averaging 2.8 blocks and 8.5 steals per contest.

Who Wins?

Oklahoma is 13-6 SU in their last 19 games played. The Sooners are 2-3 in five road games played this season. Kansas State is 1-6 SU in their last seven games played. The Wildcats are 14-4 SU in their last 18 games played at home. Head to head, Kansas State is 10-5 SU in their last 15 games played against Oklahoma. The Wildcats are also 7-0 in their last seven home games against the Sooners.

The Sooners have the momentum here after a big win last weekend. The Wildcats are really struggling right now and they are not even in postseason consideration. One of Oklahoma’s main weaknesses has been its rebounding but that won’t be a problem against a Kansas State team that is also getting outrebounded. I like the Sooners to win behind Doolittle and Manek.

Prediction: Oklahoma Sooners

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The Sooners are 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 games played. Oklahoma is 2-3 ATS in five road games played this season, and 6-3 ATS in their last nine Wednesday games. The Wildcats are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games played. Kansas State is 4-6 ATS in 10 home games played this season, and 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Big 12 conference. Head to head, the Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last five games played against the Sooners.

Oklahoma almost beat Baylor as a 10.5 points underdog and the Sooners have split their 10 road games this season. They aren’t a standout team but they have shown that they can win on the road. The Sooners have also played better in their last three games played, going 2-1 during that period. The Wildcats are just 1-5 ATS in their last six games as underdogs so I’m betting on the Sooners’ size advantage to help them win.

Prediction: Oklahoma -1

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The total has gone under in six out of the last seven games played by Oklahoma. The under is 7-2 in the last nine road games played by the Sooners. The total has gone over in four out of the last five games played by Kansas State. The Wildcats have seen the total go over in four out of their last five January games. Head to head, the total has gone under in four out of the last six meetings between these two teams.

Both these teams play a deliberate style of basketball and both play the game at a moderate pace. The Sooners have gone under in back to back games and in six out of their last seven outings. Oklahoma has allowed 63 or fewer points in each of their last three games played while Kansas State has scored 63 or fewer points in three out of their last five games. These teams combined to score just 127.67 points per game in their last three meetings and I think this one won’t be any different.

Prediction: Under 134

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