Davidson Wildcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma State (-8)

Gallagher-Iba Arena is the location where the Oklahoma State Cowboys (19-14) will go up against the Davidson Wildcats (20-13) on Tuesday in the 1st round of the NIT. Davidson opens as 8-point underdogs. The total is set at 154.

The Davidson Wildcats faced off with Saint Joseph's and took a loss by a score of 70-58 in their last contest. Davidson walked away from the game with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 of 56) and knocked down 8 of their 29 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 4 of 8 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Davidson let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the floor on 21 out of 48 shooting. Saint Joseph's distributed 12 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Saint Joseph's grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Saint Joseph's went 84.6% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 26 attempts. They made 6 of their 16 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 18 while Saint Joseph's racked up 10 personal fouls.

Josh Scovens is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins played and pulled down 9 boards. He left the arena with 15 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Davidson steps onto the court with a record of 20-13 so far this season. They average 71.7 points per outing (280th in the country) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor. The Wildcats are hitting 36.0% on 3-pointers (293 of 815) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Davidson is pulling down 33.3 boards per contest and has tallied 453 assists so far this year, which is 169th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a group are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 fouls. They give up 32.1% from 3-point land while they are 34th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.4). The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (784 of 1,793) and they concede 33.7 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 48th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 381 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a loss by a final score of 95-88 against TCU. The Cowboys recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. TCU committed 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 94.1%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Oklahoma State converted 4 out of 19 tries (21.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cowboys finished the game shooting 34 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3%. The Cowboys permitted TCU to convert 34 out of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.7% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 19 out of 27 at the free throw line (70.4%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma State allowed TCU to snag 34 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Anthony Roy pitched in for the Cowboys in this game. He racked up 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a record of 19-14 for the season. The Cowboys are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (118th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. Oklahoma State has earned 2,781 pts for the campaign (84.3 per contest) and they snag 38.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Cowboys are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 128th in the country.

The Oklahoma State defense concedes 35.5% on three-point shots (322 of 908) and their opponents are making 71.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 16.6 dimes and 37.0 rebounds per contest, which is 349th and 325th in Division 1. The Cowboys are ranked 352nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 82.9. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (249th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State (-8)

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