Baylor vs Oklahoma State 1/14/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears meet in college basketball action from the Ferrell Center on Saturday.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys will try to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 65-57 loss to Kansas State on the road. Bryce Thompson has 11.6 PPG with 2.3 APG while Avery Anderson III has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 3 APG to lead the Cowboys in assists and Kalib Boone has 10.3 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Cowboys up to this point in the season. Moussa Cisse also has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 9.9 RPG to lead the Cowboys on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Oklahoma State is averaging 68.6 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.

The Baylor Bears will be out to build on an 83-78 win over West Virginia on the road in their last game. Keyonte George leads the Bears in scoring with 17.8 PPG along with 4.6 RPG as well as 3.4 APG while Adam Flagler has 16.9 PPG with a team-high 5.1 APG to lead the Bears in the assist department up to this point in the year. LJ Cryer has 13.8 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Baylor up to this point in the year. Flo Thamba also has a team-high 5.2 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass this season. As a team, Baylor is averaging 81 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 36% from three and 74% from the foul line this season.

Oklahoma State is 5-11-2 ATS in their last 18 road games against a team with a winning home record and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a loss while the under is 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. Baylor is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m leaning towards Baylor here. I just don’t think that the Cowboys have enough in the tank offensively to keep pace with Baylor in this game. The Bears are simply the more trustworthy team in this game, and Oklahoma State’s defense can only get them so far. I think the Bears get the job done at home here, so I’ll lay it and play it with Baylor in this game.