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The Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) and the No. 23 Arizona Wildcats (3-2) meet Thursday at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) at Imperial Arena. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Oklahoma vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Sooners picked up a 79-77 win in the tourney opener against Providence Wednesday, but Oklahoma just missed covering as a 3-point favorite while the Over (137) cashed. Oklahoma had won its first 4 games by 16 or more points, all against mid-major teams or lower conference members.
The Wildcats rebounded from back-to-back losses at Wisconsin (Nov. 15) and at home to Duke (Friday), pounding Davidson 104-71 as a 16-point favorite Wednesday while the Over (152) connected. Both Arizona and Oklahoma have alternated the Over and Under through 5 games.
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Oklahoma vs. Arizona odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 9:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oklahoma +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Arizona -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Oklahoma +6.5 (-110) | Arizona -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oklahoma vs. Arizona picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 83, Oklahoma 76
Moneyline
Backing Arizona (-250) is a little too costly straight up. You must risk 2½ times your potential return, and that’s just a little too much for a standalone bet. While the Wildcats were impressive, taking out their day on Davidson after losses to Duke and Wisconsin, unbeaten Oklahoma (+190) should present a much bigger challenge.
PASS.
Against the spread
Play ARIZONA -6.5 (-110), but be ready to sweat it out until the end.
Oklahoma +6.5 (-110) has been impressive at times, and it passed its first big test of the season against Providence from the Big East. This is a huge measuring-stick game, and it will be interesting to see how the Sooners stack up. Either way, this will be a good test for the Sooners as they ramp up for SEC play for the first time.
Over/Under
OVER 155.5 (-105) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Over cashed for Arizona in the opener of this tourney, as it hit triple digits against Davidson. The total has gone high in 2 of 3 games against power conference teams to date.
For Oklahoma, the total hit high in the Providence game, while cashing in 3 of 5 outings to date. This offense can fill up the basket, going for 84 or more points on 4 occasions so far.
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