6* - Texas (-2)
Oklahoma has now won their last four games but three of those were on their home court while the fourth was a one point win at Kansas State. Prior to this mini streak, the Sooners had dropped four out of five with three of those losses being on the road. In fact, Oklahoma has won only three Big 12 road games this season. On January 15th they beat Baylor by a score of 65-61, three days later they handled Texas A&M with a 70-54 thrashing and then on February 19th they had the game at Kansas State which ended in a 69-68 score. Last Saturday they crushed Baylor in Norman 104-60 which was a huge contrast to their earlier game in Waco which they only won by four. Bottom line, these guys are living off of their home court play and guess what, Texas has one of the toughest arenas to play in for visitors in the NCAA.
The Longhorns are not likely to forget their loss to Oklahoma on January 22nd which was only a four point (64-60) victory for the Sooners; once again in Norman. Texas is not used to being on the bubble for the Madness and can almost taste an at-large berth. With their last game before the Big 12 Tourny coming up this Saturday at Oklahoma State, the Longhorns will bring their best in front of a wild home crowd. Coach Barnes and the home crowd make the difference as Texas wins this one by 7.
Also playing:
2* - UNLV (-2.5)
2* - Evansville (+3)
Good luck fellas!
Oklahoma has now won their last four games but three of those were on their home court while the fourth was a one point win at Kansas State. Prior to this mini streak, the Sooners had dropped four out of five with three of those losses being on the road. In fact, Oklahoma has won only three Big 12 road games this season. On January 15th they beat Baylor by a score of 65-61, three days later they handled Texas A&M with a 70-54 thrashing and then on February 19th they had the game at Kansas State which ended in a 69-68 score. Last Saturday they crushed Baylor in Norman 104-60 which was a huge contrast to their earlier game in Waco which they only won by four. Bottom line, these guys are living off of their home court play and guess what, Texas has one of the toughest arenas to play in for visitors in the NCAA.
The Longhorns are not likely to forget their loss to Oklahoma on January 22nd which was only a four point (64-60) victory for the Sooners; once again in Norman. Texas is not used to being on the bubble for the Madness and can almost taste an at-large berth. With their last game before the Big 12 Tourny coming up this Saturday at Oklahoma State, the Longhorns will bring their best in front of a wild home crowd. Coach Barnes and the home crowd make the difference as Texas wins this one by 7.
Also playing:
2* - UNLV (-2.5)
2* - Evansville (+3)
Good luck fellas!
