While this specific contest may not have the same intensity that its football version does, the Jan 9 – Oklahoma at Oklahoma State game still has its own type of exhilaration. With the conference basketball year just arrived, both the Oklahoma Sooners and Cowboys will attempt to established the tone for the remainder of their year with this game. In Oklahoma’s case, they are going to be seeking to continue what has been a quality start as they finished the non-conference slate with a 10-2 record.

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Oklahoma State, on the flip side has fought mightily against their out of conference schedule, posting a meager 7-6 record thus far. It doesn’t mean their win is a foregone conclusion just due to the fact the Oklahoma Sooners manage to be rather a bit better than the Cowboys right now. Forecasting who will win and by how much becomes even harder when you check out this game through a gambler’s eye. Neither Oklahoma nor Oklahoma State has really lit the world on fire in terms of playing versus the spread. In fact, when you check out the two squad’s records versus the spread, the one point that is apparent is that neither team will almost certainly play as well as those laying cash on the game would hope.

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Offensively, the Oklahoma Sooners have relied heavily on junior guard Steven Pledger. Pledger has averaged 18.8 ppg thus far this year and is shooting a whopping 48.4 percent from three-point land. It’s not surprising that in Oklahoma’s two non-conference losses, Pledger struggled, shooting 33 percent, and averaging only 11 points in those contests.

For the Cowboys, the offensive attack has relied on quite a few competitors, with Keiton Page being the principal go-to person. Page has average 13.6 ppg in the non-conference slate. Oklahoma State’s number two scorer, Le’Bryan Nash is scoring an average of 11.7 points per match. In order to have a shot at the Oklahoma Sooners, both competitors will must step up.