UCF Knights vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-2) will go up against the UCF Knights (12-1) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday.

The UCF Knights played Kansas and went home with a win by a final score of 81-75 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Knights ended up with 18 while Kansas accounted for 18 fouls. They buried 8 of their 23 tries from three-point range. Kansas finished the game shooting 73.9% at the free throw line by burying 17 of 23 attempts. Additionally, Kansas grabbed 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kansas recorded 11 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In terms of defending, UCF allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Knights knocked down 18 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. UCF walked away from the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 of 64) and buried 7 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Riley Kugel is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up going 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. He finished with 19 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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UCF will play this contest with a record of 12-1 so far this year. They average 87.8 pts per contest (29th in college) while shooting 49.2% from the floor. The Knights are shooting 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc (114 of 292) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, UCF is pulling in 40.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 218 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 174th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a group they commit 17.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They currently rank 42nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 162 conceded this year. Knights defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (327 of 771) and they concede 31.2 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 33.2% on three-point shots and they rank 225th in college hoops in opponents points per game (74.9).

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home defeated by a final of 102-80 against Texas Tech. When it comes to how they rebounded, Oklahoma State allowed Texas Tech to collect 44 in total (14 offensive). They finished 45.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 out of 37 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). The Cowboys allowed Texas Tech to knock down 37 out of their 77 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys shot 29 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. In terms of 3-point shots, Oklahoma State knocked down 8 of 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.7%. Texas Tech earned 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Cowboys snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest.

Anthony Roy was important for the Cowboys in the matchup. He recorded 22 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 7 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 12-2 this season. As an offensive unit, the Cowboys are connecting on 48.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 48th in college. Oklahoma State has totaled 1,266 points on the campaign (90.4 per game) and they grab 40.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per contest (107th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they go 75.3% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma State defense gives up 33.5% on 3-point shots (143 of 427) and their opponents are making 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 16.5 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 338th and 240th in college. The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 322nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 80.0. They have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (139th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCF

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