Texas vs. Oklahoma State
Free Pick: Oklahoma State +2 (February 1st 2010 – John Ryan)
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3* graded play on Oklahoma State as they host Texas set to start at 9:00 and will be seen on ESPN. Our proprietary sports handicapping model/simulator shows solid projections calling for Oklahoma State to win this game. OSU is very difficult venue for any team to come and try to get a road win. Even more difficult when the team has been struggling big time and one that was just ranked number 1. It doesn’t get an easier either with Oklahoma this Saturday and then a quick turn around again Monday with a date with Kansas. Texas is a very good team, BUT they are one of the worst foul shooting teams in the country hitting just 61%. They have lost 3 of 4 games since winning the first 17 and getting the school’s first number ranking. During this 4 game stretch they have shot a horrid 54% from the charity stripe. OSU can play a physical style of play and has depth on the bench to force texas to either make foul shots or defeat them from the perimeter. Foul shooting is not the only thing Texas needs to be concerned with in this game. OSU has the leading conference scorer in James Anderson, who also is coming of season high 31 at Missouri this past Saturday. OSU is a strog defensive team challenging nearly every shot attempted. They also prefer to defend shots then try to force turnovers and this combination has presented big problems for Texas. Note that Texas is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) versus good defensive teams that are allowing a shooting percentage of <=42% after 15+ games this season; 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams forcing <=14 turnovers/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons. Take Oklahoma State.

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