The No. 9 Missouri Tigers (16-9) are 1.5-point underdogs to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they face off against the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners (15-10) on Saturday. Here are some insights into this 8-9 matchup in the West Region bracket that begins at 7:25 PM ET, live on TNT.
The Sooners were led by 19 points from Brady Manek in their 69-62 loss to Kansas on Thursday. They failed to cover the spread in the contest and the teams combined to go under the 135.5-point over/under.
Last time out, Xavier Pinson scored 14 points as the Tigers fell short in a 70-64 loss to Arkansas on Friday. The teams combined to score 134 points to hit the under on the 149 point total by bookmakers, while the Tigers were 5-point underdogs and failed to cover the spread.
Missouri at Oklahoma: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 5:55 PM ET on March 19, 2021.
- Money line: Missouri +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Oklahoma -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Missouri +1.5 (-110) | Oklahoma -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oklahoma: Three things to know
- The Sooners points, rebounds and assists leader is Austin Reaves. He puts up 17.7 points per game and adds 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists.
- The Sooners record just 2.9 more points per game (74.8) than the Tigers allow (71.9).
- Oklahoma is 8-0 against the spread and 13-3 overall when scoring more than 71.9 points.
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Missouri: Three things to know
- Dru Smith leads the Tigers in scoring (14.1 points per game) and assisting (3.9 assists per game). Pinson is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 1.7 per game.
- The Tigers’ 73.6 points per game are just 4.4 more points than the 69.2 the Sooners allow to opponents.
- Missouri has gone 12-4 overall and 10-0 against the spread in games where it scores more than 69.2 points.
Missouri at Oklahoma: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Oklahoma 73, Missouri 72
Money line
The Oklahoma Sooners are the favorites to win this matchup according to both BetMGM’s money line and the model.
Against the spread (ATS)
The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (0.9 points) is a little tighter than the 1.5-point edge MGM gives to the Sooners, though the data still has them as the favorite.
Over/Under (O/U)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (144.8 points) slightly higher than the MGM over/under (140.5 points).
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