Oklahoma vs South Alabama 11/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
South Alabama Jaguars (1-2) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (2-1)
November 18, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma Sooners -10.5 / South Alabama Jaguars +10.5; Over/Under: +130.5
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The South Alabama Jaguars and the Oklahoma Sooners meet in college basketball action from the Lloyd Noble Center on Friday night.
The South Alabama Jaguars will look to bounce back from a 65-55 loss to Alabama last time out. Isaiah Moore leads South Alabama in scoring and assists with 17.7 PPG and 6.3 APG while Kevin Samuel has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass up to this point in the year. Greg Parham II has 10.7 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for South Alabama up to this point in the season. As a team, South Alabama is averaging 75.3 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 26.4% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.
The Oklahoma Sooners will hope to build on a 74-53 win over UNC-Wilmington last time out. Grant Sherfield leads Oklahoma as the lone double-digit scorer for Oklahoma so far this year, logging 15 PPG as well as a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Sooners in assists this season. Jalen Hill has 8.7 PPG with 5.7 RPG while Tanner Groves has 8.3 PPG with a team-high 9.7 RPG to leads Oklahoma in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 63.7 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three and 70.3% from the foul line this season.
South Alabama is 11-2-2 ATS in their last 15 games following a double-digit loss at home while the under is 10-4 in their last 14 games overall. Oklahoma is 3-9 ATs in their last 12 games following a win by 20 or more points and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
I get the reasoning for backing either side here, but I’m looking at South Alabama here. I just don’t want to lay any sort of points with this Oklahoma team as it’s just not a very good Sooners team. South Alabama snuck in the backdoor against the Crimson Tide, but I think they could keep this game even closer if they don’t win it outright. Give me the Jaguars and the points here.
