Oklahoma State at Oklahoma: How to watch, odds, ESPN, KenPom predictions

Oklahoma State (13-14) travels to face Oklahoma (14-14) at the Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday at 12:00 PM ET. Here’s how to watch, odds, ESPN BPI predictions and KenPom game predictions as well for both teams ahead of Saturday’s Big 12 clash.

How to watch Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

Time: 12:00 PM ET

Channel: CBS

Location: Lloyd Noble Center — Norman, Oklahoma

Odds

Oklahoma is a 3.5-point favorite over Oklahoma State on Saturday,  according to Vegas Insider.

Money line: Oklahoma -172, Oklahoma State +141

Spread: Oklahoma -3.5, -110, Oklahoma State +3.5, -110

Total: Over/Under 129, -110

Check out the rest of Vegas’ odds for Saturday’s slate here.

ESPN BPI Predictions 

Matchup quality: 83.4%

Win probability: Oklahoma, 63.9%

Predicted point differential: 3.6

‘The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team’s W-L record is to achieve. 

Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily,’ per ESPN.

For the rest of ESPN’s BPI predictions, click here.

KenPom Predictions

Score prediction: Oklahoma 67, Oklahoma State 64

Win probability: Oklahoma, 63%

Check out the rest of KenPom’s predictions for Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, and the rest of college basketball here.

Oklahoma to be without star player for remainder of season

The Oklahoma Sooners will be without one of their star players, Elijah Harkless, for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season due to injury, per Jon Rothstein. Harkless also announced the news on Friday afternoon via his Twitter page. There’s no further information given by Harkless on the injury other than the fact that it was a “recent injury”.

Harkless is one of the best players on Oklahoma’s rosterand his loss is a crushing blow to the Sooners’ slim hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 10 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game this season.

“First and foremost we are all hurting for Elijah,” said Oklahoma men’s basketball coach Porter Moser. “He is such a competitor and his spirit is such an integral part of our team. It is hard for any athlete to have their season to come to an abrupt end. We will be praying for a speedy recovery.”

He will have an extra year of eligibility due to Covid-19. He transferred to Oklahoma in 2020 after two seasons with Cal-State Northridge. With Harkless out, the Sooners will likely turn to junior forward Jacob Groves.

At the moment, Oklahoma currently sits at 14-14 overall and 4-11 in the Big 12 Conference.