Free College Basketball Picks Today: Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma State Cowboys 1/24/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma State Cowboys 1/24/23
Tue 24th January 2023

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-8, 3-4 Big 12) will try to slow down one of the nation’s top scoring teams when they are on the road to face the No. 10 Texas Longhorns (16-3, 5-2 Big 12) on Tuesday.

Oklahoma State squeaked by the Iowa State Cyclones 61-59 at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday. Avery Anderson III was the scoring leader with 18 points. Kalib Boone chipped in with 13 points.

The Cowboys are seventh in the Big 12 Conference. Texas triumphed on Saturday at WVU Coliseum, beating the West Virginia Mountaineers 69-61. Marcus Carr had 23 points to lead the team. The Longhorns are second in the Big 12 Conference.

The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Texas will be pursuing a season sweep against Oklahoma State after coming out on top in the only earlier game 56-46 at Gallagher-Iba Arena on January 7. Carr led the Longhorns with 12 points. Boone had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks in the losing effort.

Bryce Thompson (11.3 ppg), Anderson III (11.0), and Boone (10.6) are leading the Cowboys in scoring this season. Anderson III also has dished 3.2 assists per game.

Meanwhile, Moussa Cisse is grabbing 7.5 rebounds per game.Carr has been the primary provider for the Longhorns on offense, averaging 17.4 points per game. Carr also has recorded 4.2 assists per game.

Timmy Allen has posted 5.3 rebounds per game. The Longhorns rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the nation, 25th-best with 80.1 points per game.In the last 10 games, Oklahoma State is 5-5 with an average margin of +1.7 (63.3-61.6).

For the season, the Cowboys are averaging 67.8 points per game, compared to 61.9 for opponents. Texas has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 78.5 points per game on average while allowing 72.1 (+6.4 margin). The Longhorns are averaging 80.1 ppg for the full season while allowing 66.4.

COWBOYS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Woody Newton: 12.8 | 5.2 | +7.6
Moussa Cisse: 0.8 | 13.9 | -13.1
Points per game:
Kalib Boone: 15.0 | 10.6 | +4.4
John-Michael Wright: 4.6 | 8.6 | -4.0
Rebounds per game:
Moussa Cisse: 0.8 | 7.5 | -6.7
Assists per game:
Bryce Thompson: 1.4 | 2.1 | -0.7

LONGHORNS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Arterio Morris: 3.4 | 8.6 | -5.2
Points per game:
Tyrese Hunter: 6.4 | 10.6 | -4.2
Assists per game:
Timmy Allen: 1.6 | 3.4 | -1.8

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Texas -7.5 (-115)

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