Oklahoma State - Oklahoma (+ 2.5) Derby of Oklahoma today at the NCAA, with Sooners making the short trip to the State to play with Cowboys at the Big 12 conference.
Today's match is the second for both teams with Sooners taking their first place at 88-76 as their underdog at + 4. The last week's story is Marcus Smart's punishment from the NCAA who will be out for the State for 3 in a total match and has played the first match of his penalty. He is not a simple Smart player, he is the top of the State robot with 17.5 points, and 6 rebounds this year. His absence is hard to replenish, in the first match Smart took the Cowboys in the match with 22 points. In the first match that the State without him in the composition presented dangerously against the strong Texas a few days ago with the final 68-87 to flatter it as the difference had reached more than 30 points. In general, the team is not in the good of the past, 4-7 in the big 12 this year counts 6 and has a win to win in mid-January. In the last 5, Cowboys are 0-5 ats with ugly defensive presence, allowing 83 points to opponents, near 50% shooting and 38 rebounds. Fallen and their attack on these matches near 74 points is expected to fall further with the points lost by Smart.
Oklahoma started impressive this year, but the difficult schedule it found led to 3's defeat in 4 last game. 7-5 this year at the conference, comes in today's game from a surprise surprise in front of the TTU 60-68 with the mind to travel to today's derby. The other two recent defeats are justified in difficult places in a match, of course, which the team has fought quite well. In the last 5 Sooners are in 3-2 ats with their attack on touching 80 points and playing better Cowboys defense with passive on 78, and good reaction near the basket. It is positive for the Sooners that they come to today's match without any problems or absences.
3 last year Oklahoma has the upper hand in the pair, 4-1 ats regardless of headquarters and 3-2 straight up. The two games that have been given to the State by the State have taken the State but covered the handicap only in one. In other individual trends for today's match, we find quite negative for the State, all ATS, 0-4 in February, 2-6 this Saturday in a match, 1-4 after a match that allows 80 points this year and 1-4 opposite in good aggressive groups 77 + points p.o. Oklahoma in the ATS court is 8-1 in Saturday's match this year, 8-3 as an underdog this year, and 3-1 against teams that score at 77 + points.
In such a match, both will be ready to give their best, the point is that the good performance of both of them at this moment is over to Oklahoma, which is the better team as it proved in their first match . A big blow is Smart's absence for the State who can not find the points and the things he does on the pitch from another player on the roster. The fact that Sooners give Sooners points is considered a small bonus because I think it is easy to get through the State, making Bedlam Sweep this year. 2.5 points for Sooners are found on Paddy @ 1.95.
