Kansas State vs. Oklahoma: Today’s Best College Basketball Bets

As we have grown accustomed to in college basketball this season, this weekend provided several upsets. Per ESPN Stats & Info, No. 4 Arizona was the highest-ranked opponent Stanford has beaten since defeating No. 3 UCLA in 2007. However, that was not the most shocking upset, as the following happened less than 24 hours later. Here are our best bets for Tuesday’s college basketball action. Below is a closer look at Kansas State vs. Oklahoma.

Northwestern just earned their 1st win against an AP No. 1 team in program history, defeating Purdue 64-58.

Northwestern entered Sunday 0-19 against AP No. 1 teams, the 2nd-most losses without a win in D-I history (Washington State: 0-27) pic.twitter.com/zpNh31hXaI

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 12, 2023

YTD (as of 1/21): 28-17

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Best College Basketball Bets for Tuesday: Kansas State vs. Oklahoma

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)

Kansas State vs. Oklahoma

There are no gimmes in the Big 12 this year, but facing the under .500 Sooners who are 2-10 in league play is the closest thing to it.

Oklahoma’s 24-point home thrashing of Alabama looks more surprising by the day, considering it is the Sooners’ only win in the last eight games. Lately, Oklahoma head coach Porter Moses has had trouble generating consistent offense from his team outside of shooting guard Grant Sherfield, who ranks 91st nationally in the percentage of shots his team takes. However, since a 30-point outburst against Alabama, Sherfield has scored 55 points over the last four games and is a combined 19-for-50 (38%) from the field in that span.

Kansas State has the perfect foil for Sherfield, as the undersized Markquis Nowell is a pesky on-ball defender with the third-most steals of any active D-1 player. In addition, Kansas State is more balanced offensively than Oklahoma, with three starters averaging double figures and no one player taking more than 25.7% of the team’s shots (Keyontae Johnson ranks 398th in that category).

The Wildcats have covered nine of their last 13 games and are 11-2 ATS when they have equal rest as their opponent. Meanwhile, Oklahoma entered Monday tied for the Big 12’s worst ATS mark at 10-14-1 and is just 3-5-1 ATS against ranked opponents. We expect Kansas State to build on those trends with a big road victory in Norman.

Bet: Kansas State ML (-115 at DraftKings)

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