Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: CBSSN

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-3) welcome the Baylor Bears (10-5) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday.

The Baylor Bears faced off with Houston and ended up losing by a score of 77-55 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bears ended up with 13 while Houston finished the game with 24 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 39 attempts from distance. Houston ended up going 61.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 13 tries. Moreover, Houston totaled 42 rebounds (21 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Houston dished out 16 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Baylor allowed 39.2% from the field on 29 of 74 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for this game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 30 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 18 of 31 tries for a rate of 58.1%. Baylor wrapped up the game having earned a 36.6% field goal percentage (15 out of 41) and buried 7 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Cameron Carr is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away with 18 points on 3 of 9 shooting. He played 34 mins and grabbed 4 boards. He finished 33.3% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Baylor will play this game with a mark of 10-5 for the season. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Baylor is grabbing 40.9 rebounds per game and has earned 259 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 111th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are shooting 35.5% on three-point attempts (124 of 349) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 88.3 points per contest (20th in D-1) while shooting 49.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bears are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They give up 32.4% on shots from distance and they rank 207th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.3). The Bears are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (407 of 976) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 64th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 195 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a loss by a final score of 83-71 against Iowa State. The Cowboys collected 22 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 24 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Iowa State had 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 21 of them for a rate of 80.8%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma State made 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Cowboys ended up shooting 21 out of 48 from the field which had them shooting 43.8%. The Cowboys permitted Iowa State to make 27 out of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.6% for this game. They finished 31.3% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to attacking the glass, Oklahoma State permitted Iowa State to collect 34 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Parsa Fallah ended up being important for the Cowboys in this matchup. He recorded 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists for the game. He knocked down 8 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss record of 13-3 so far this year. The Cowboys are committing 17.8 fouls per game and they shoot 75.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.7 times per contest (104th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. Oklahoma State has scored 1,424 pts on the year (89.0 per game) and they average 39.4 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cowboys are hitting on 48.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 46th in the nation.

The Oklahoma State defense gives up 32.6% on three-point shots (155 of 476) and their opposition makes 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 16.4 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 339th and 237th in college hoops. The Cowboys defensively are ranked 319th in college in points per game surrendered with 79.9. They have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (127th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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