The No. 4 seed Oklahoma State Cowboys (20-8) are a 7.5-point favorite in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 13 seed Liberty Flames (23-5) on Friday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The matchup starts at 6:25 PM ET on TBS. Here are insights into this Midwest Region 4-13 matchup to help you fill out your bracket.
On Saturday, the Cowboys faced Texas and fell short by a score of 91-86. The Cowboys failed to cover the spread as 3-point underdogs and the teams combined to hit the over on the 144.5 point total.
Last time out, Darius McGhee scored 21 points as the Flames earned a 79-75 win over North Alabama on Sunday. The teams combined to score 154 points to hit the over on the 133 point total by bookmakers, while the Flames were 13-point favorites and failed to cover the spread.
Liberty at Oklahoma State: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 4:55 PM ET on March 17, 2021.
- Money line: Liberty +280 (bet $100 to win $280) | Oklahoma State -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Liberty +7.5 (-110) | Oklahoma State -7.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oklahoma State: Three things to know
- The Cowboys rebounds and assists leader is Isaac Likekele. He averages 6.7 rebounds and adds 3.7 assists per game. Cade Cunningham is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.2 per game.
- The Cowboys record 17.4 more points per game (77) than the Flames give up (59.6).
- When Oklahoma State puts up more than 59.6 points, it is 20-8 overall and 17-0-1 against the spread.
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Liberty: Three things to know
- McGhee leads the Flames scoring 15.6 points per game. McGhee paces the squad with a team-high 3.3 made three-pointers per game.
- The Flames’ 74.9 points per game are just two more points than the 72.9 the Cowboys give up.
- Liberty has put together a 17-0 overall record and a 12-0 ATS record in games where it scores more than 72.9 points.
Liberty at Oklahoma State: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Oklahoma State 75, Liberty 68
Money line
BetMGM and the model both have the Oklahoma State Cowboys as the favorite in this matchup.
Against the spread (ATS)
The MGM line for this matchup is within 0.3 points of the model. Stay away from this one.
Over/Under (O/U)
In this game, the model projects a total (142.7 points) a little higher than the MGM over/under (140.5 points).
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