Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Lloyd Noble Center is the location where the Oklahoma Sooners (11-10) will compete against the Texas Longhorns (12-9) on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns took the court against Auburn and ended up losing by a score of 88-82 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Longhorns ended up finishing with 26 and Auburn finished the game with 20 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 21 attempts from distance. Auburn ended up shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 29 of their 39 tries. On top of that, Auburn grabbed 19 boards (2 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Auburn distributed 8 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Texas allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 24 of 47 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Longhorns made 18 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Texas ended having earned a 52.0% field goal percentage (26 out of 50) and made 12 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Dailyn Swain is someone who was a major factor for the game. He accounted for 30 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played 37 mins played and also collected 7 rebounds. He ended up going 62.5% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Texas will enter this game with a record of 12-9 this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls per game. As a team, Texas is grabbing 39.7 boards per game and has racked up 273 assists this year, which has them ranked 252nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Longhorns are connecting on 34.5% on shots from distance (164 of 476) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They average 85.9 points per game (26th in the country) while hitting 49.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Longhorns are forcing 10.4 turnovers every game and they draw 22.0 fouls. They are 66th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered this year. The Longhorns defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.1% (529 of 1,228) and they concede 30.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 35.7% from 3-point land while they are 222nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (75.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners took a loss by a score of 83-79 when they played Arkansas. The Sooners were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 2 steals in this matchup. Arkansas earned 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 91.7%. Regarding shots from downtown, Oklahoma buried 10 out of their 27 attempts (37.0%). When the game finished, the Sooners finished 29 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 46.0%. The Sooners allowed Arkansas to bury 35 out of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6% for the game. They went 11.8% from 3-point land by shooting 2 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). In the matter of rebounds, Oklahoma allowed Arkansas to grab 28 overall (5 offensive).

Nijel Pack ended up being a factor for the Sooners in this contest. He converted 8 of 15 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and added 2 dimes in this contest.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 11-10 for the year. The Sooners are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per game (137th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per contest. Oklahoma has 1,753 points on the season (83.5 per contest) and they pull down 38.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Sooners are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 123rd in college.

The Oklahoma defense gives up 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (166 of 496) and opponents are knocking down 73.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.1 assists and 35.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 164th and 214th in those categories on the defensive end. The Sooners defensively are ranked 245th in college in PPG given up with 76.2. They have forced 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (170th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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