Colorado Buffaloes vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado Buffaloes (9-7) are traveling to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-7).

The Colorado Buffaloes stepped onto the hardwood against Cincinnati and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-62 in their last game. Colorado finished with a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 of 56) and converted 3 of their 13 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Buffaloes knocked down 13 of their 21 tries for a rate of 61.9%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 8 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Colorado allowed the other team to shoot 36.7% from the field on 22 out of 60 shooting. Cincinnati totaled 10 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Cincinnati snagged 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cincinnati ended up going 76.2% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 21 attempts. They also made 8 out of their 23 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Buffaloes finished with 18 while Cincinnati accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Bangot Dak is a guy who played a role in this game. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 minutes and totaled 8 boards. He left the arena with 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Colorado heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-7 for the campaign. They are averaging 73.8 points per outing (219th in D-1) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Buffaloes are connecting on 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (113 of 325) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colorado is pulling in 36.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 258 assists this season, which is 124th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.0 times per game and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 54th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 189 relinquished on the season. The Buffaloes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.8% (400 of 957) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 162nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.8).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-69 against BYU. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Oklahoma State allowed BYU to collect 34 overall (7 offensive). They shot 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 27 from the free throw line (70.4%). The Cowboys allowed BYU to convert 27 of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9% for this contest. Overall, the Cowboys went 23 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Oklahoma State made 8 out of their 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 65.2%. BYU committed 15 fouls for this game which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Cowboys were able to corral 16 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 23 for the contest.

Bryce Thompson ended up having an impact for the Cowboys in this game. He knocked down 4 out of 9 in the matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He recorded 15 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 9-7 on the campaign. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 72.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.4 times per contest (286th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. Oklahoma State has totaled 1,175 points this year (73.4 per contest) and they grab 36.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Cowboys are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which ranks 315th in college.

The Cowboys are ranked 256th in college in points given up per game with 74.0. They are able to force 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (335th in college hoops). The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (137 of 381) and their opposition makes 67.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 32.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 236th and 100th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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