NCAA Basketball Gambling – Jan 9 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Monday, January 9th, 2012While this particular competition might not have the same intensity that its football version does, the Jan 9 – Oklahoma at Oklahoma State game still has its own kind of anticipation. With the conference basketball season just under way, both the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys will make an effort to established the tone for the rest of their season with this game. In Oklahoma’s case, they are going to be looking to continue what has been a good start as they ended the non-conference slate with a 10-2 record.
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Oklahoma State, on the flip side has fought mightily against their out of conference schedule, putting up a meager 7-6 record so far. It doesn’t mean their win is a foregone conclusion just because the Oklahoma Sooners manage to be quite a bit a lot better than the Oklahoma State Cowboys right now. When you have a look at this game through a gambler’s eye, predicting who will win and by simply how much becomes even harder. Neither Oklahoma nor Oklahoma State has precisely set the world on fire when it comes to playing vs the spread. In fact, when you examine the two team’s records vs the spread, the one factor that is clear is that neither squad will almost certainly play as well as those laying cash on the game would wish.
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Offensively, the Oklahoma Sooners have relied heavily on junior guard Steven Pledger. Pledger has averaged 18.8 ppg so far this year and is shooting a whopping 48.4 percent from three-point land. It’s not shocking that in Oklahoma’s two non-conference losses, Pledger struggled, shooting 33 percent, and averaging only 11 points in those matches.
For the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the offensive attack has depended on quite a few competitors, with Keiton Page being the principal go-to person. In the non-conference slate, Page has average 13.6 ppg. Oklahoma State’s number two scorer, Le’Bryan Nash is scoring an average of 11.7 points per contest. Both competitors will must step up in order to have a chance at the Oklahoma Sooners.
