Oklahoma vs. Alcorn State Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – December 7
Published 4:48 pm Friday, December 6, 2024
Saturday’s game features the Oklahoma Sooners (8-0) and the Alcorn State Braves (0-10) squaring off at McCasland Field House in what is expected to be a one-sided matchup, with a projected 84-58 victory for heavily favored Oklahoma according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 8:00 PM ET on December 7.
Based on our computer prediction, Alcorn State should cover the spread, which is currently listed at 30.5. The two teams are projected to exceed the 134.5 total.
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Oklahoma vs. Alcorn State Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: SEC Network+
- Where: Norman, Oklahoma
- Venue: McCasland Field House
- Line: Oklahoma -30.5
- Point total: 134.5
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Oklahoma vs. Alcorn State Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Oklahoma 84, Alcorn State 58
Spread & Total Prediction for Oklahoma vs. Alcorn State
- Pick ATS: Alcorn State (+30.5)
- Pick OU: Over (134.5)
Oklahoma is 5-3-0 against the spread this season compared to Alcorn State’s 4-5-0 ATS record. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Sooners are 4-4-0 and the Braves are 3-6-0. The teams score 135 points per game, 0.5 more points than this matchup’s total.
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Oklahoma Performance Insights
- The Sooners outscore opponents by 15.6 points per game (scoring 80.1 points per game to rank 93rd in college basketball while giving up 64.5 per contest to rank 46th in college basketball) and have a +125 scoring differential overall.
- Oklahoma ranks 260th in college basketball at 31.4 rebounds per game. That’s 1.3 more than the 30.1 its opponents average.
- Oklahoma hits 9.5 three-pointers per game (64th in college basketball) while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc (63rd in college basketball). It is making 2.9 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 6.6 per game while shooting 26.5%.
- The Sooners rank 53rd in college basketball with 103.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 62nd in college basketball defensively with 83.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- Oklahoma has committed 4.0 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 10.8 (107th in college basketball action) while forcing 14.8 (46th in college basketball).
Alcorn State Performance Insights
- The Braves have been outscored by 26.3 points per game (posting 54.9 points per game, 362nd in college basketball, while allowing 81.2 per outing, 344th in college basketball) and have a -263 scoring differential.
- Alcorn State is 243rd in college basketball at 31.9 rebounds per game. That’s 4.8 fewer than the 36.7 its opponents average.
- Alcorn State connects on 5.1 three-pointers per game (355th in college basketball) while shooting 28.0% from beyond the arc (343rd in college basketball). It is making 6.0 fewer threes than its opponents, who drain 11.1 per game at 37.1%.
- Alcorn State has lost the turnover battle by 2.4 per game, committing 12.7 (262nd in college basketball) while forcing 10.3 (301st in college basketball).
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