Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/18/2023

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 18, 2023

Venue:  Moody Center, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma +10.5, Texas -10.5; Over/Under:  143 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma +10.5, Texas -10.5; Over/Under:  143 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma +10.5, Texas -10.5; Over/Under:  143 points

Oklahoma Sooners:  13-13 (3-10) (10th place, Big 12)

Texas Longhorns:  20-6 (9-4) (3rd place, Big 12)

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Oklahoma Sooners:  1-4  last 5

Texas Longhorns:  3-2  last 5

Oklahoma is coming into this game with a 13-13 record overall and they are 1-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 3-10 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game off of a win against the Kansas State Wildcats in their last game. Grant Sherfield led the team in points in that game with 22 while Tanner Groves was next on the team with 16 points. Grant Sherfield led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Grant Sherfield led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 51% from the field, 47.8% from 3-point range, and 64.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 PPG against them. Oklahoma has an ATS record of 11-14-1 this season and their O/U record is 14-12.

Texas is coming into this game with a 20-6 record overall and they are 14-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 9-4 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in their last game. Marcus Carr led the team in points in that game with 23 while Dylan Disu was next on the team with 11 points. Marcus Carr led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Dylan Disu led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 39% from the field, 40.7% from 3-point range, and 58.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 79.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.3 PPG against them. Texas has an ATS record of 11-15 this season and their O/U record is 14-9-3.

The current betting odds have Texas listed as a 10.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas is entering this game as a ranked team but they are also one of the best teams in the country with their 20-6 record overall. They are 9-4 in their conference games which is one of the best records in the Big 12 right now and they are 14-1 in their home games as they have been really good there all year. Oklahoma hasn't been having a good season at all as they are 13-13 overall and they have been terrible in the Big 12 with a 3-10 conference record. They managed to snap a losing streak at home in their last game with a win over Kansas State but now they go on the road against a better team and Oklahoma has been terrible in road games with a 1-6 road record this season. Texas was upset on the road by Texas Tech in their last game so they are going to be looking for a big bounce back win on their home court here. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas to cover the spread in this game.

Oklahoma Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, February 18, 2023 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Texas 84 Oklahoma 68.

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Oklahoma Sooners: 25-16 ATS as an underdog. 12-7 ATS after playing 2 consecutive home games. 26-17 OVER after one or more consecutive overs.

Texas Longhorns: 15-24 ATS after 3 consecutive conference games. 15-29 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite. 12-4 OVER after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite.

Oklahoma Sooners:  Y. Keita (F) out for season - Shin.

Texas Longhorns:  R. Brumbaugh (G) out for season - Redshirt.

"Well, I thought where we grew was we talked about handling runs, handling it and bouncing back. Let's just take this game. We jumped out really well again, like we did the other night against Kansas, and then Kansas State came right back, punched us in the mouth and took the lead. That is what Kansas did, and we were down 13 at half. We fought back and tied it (this time). I thought that was the thing.” - Porter Moser after his team’s win against KSU in their last game.

"Tough ballgame tonight. Two teams battling really hard. I thought they did a better job of playing 40 minutes tonight than we did. We played extremely hard, put ourselves in a great position in the second half to win this ballgame here, but I thought, again, in the first half we didn't come out and really guard the way we needed to guard. We did a great job of taking care of the basketball, but we didn't do a great job defensively to start the game. And give them credit. They made shots in the first half, and they played well." - Rodney Terry after his team’s loss against Texas Tech in their last game. 

J. Groves 

T. Groves 

J. Hill 

G. Sherfield

M. Uzan

T. Allen 

M. Carr 

D. Disu 

T. Hunter 

D. Mitchell

PPG: G. Sherfield (16.7)

APG: G. Sherfield (3.4)

Reb/G: T. Groves (6.8)

PPG: M. Carr (17.2)

APG: M. Carr (4)

Reb/G: T. Allen (5.2)

Coaches:

Oklahoma Sooners: Porter Moser (2nd season)

Texas Longhorns: Rodney Terry (Interim)