Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Utah Utes Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN2

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-6) are on their way to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Utah Utes (9-11).

The Oklahoma State Cowboys stepped onto the hardwood against Iowa State and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-71 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Cowboys walked away with 21 while Iowa State accumulated 18 fouls. They also buried 11 of 26 tries from long range. Iowa State ended up going 77.8% at the charity stripe by making 21 of their 27 attempts. In addition, Iowa State grabbed 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Iowa State totaled 17 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma State allowed the other team to shoot 51.0% from the field on 26 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cowboys knocked down 18 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Oklahoma State wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaylen Curry is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 of 17 shooting. He played 31 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 35.3% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Oklahoma State steps onto the court with a mark of 14-6 for the season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Oklahoma State is pulling down 38.1 boards per game and has racked up 308 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 150th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cowboys are shooting 34.8% from downtown (156 of 448) and 75.4% from the free throw line. They average 86.2 points per outing (23rd in the nation) while connecting on 47.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cowboys have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 fouls. They surrender 34.5% on shots from downtown while they are 329th in college in opponents PPG (80.4). The Cowboys defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (562 of 1,273) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 332nd in college in giving up assists with 339 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Utah Utes took a loss by a score of 91-78 when they faced BYU. The Utes were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 22 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. BYU had 13 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to convert 11 of them for a rate of 100.0%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Utah converted 13 of 21 tries (61.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Utes walked away from this one shooting 27 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. The Utes permitted BYU to bury 32 of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 53.3% in this contest. They finished 42.1% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 19 and finished the game at 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted BYU to collect 35 in total (11 offensive).

Keanu Dawes was important for the Utes for this game. He racked up 23 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 7 of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 9-11 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Utes are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 116th in the country. Utah has accumulated 1,601 pts this season (80.1 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per contest (182nd in the country) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. The Utes are committing 17.5 fouls every game while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense gives up 35.0% on three-point shots (149 of 426) and their opponents are making 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.1 assists and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 238th and 298th in college hoops. The Utes on defense are ranked 340th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 81.5. They are able to force 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (335th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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