Bedford leads Oral Roberts against Oklahoma State after 26-point showing

Published Dec. 17, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (4-5) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-5)

Stillwater, Oklahoma; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -7.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: Oral Roberts faces the Oklahoma State Cowboys after Jailen Bedford scored 26 points in Oral Roberts' 82-76 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The Cowboys have gone 3-2 at home. Oklahoma State averages 12.6 turnovers per game and is 2-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Golden Eagles are 0-5 on the road. Oral Roberts averages 76.4 points and has outscored opponents by 3.5 points per game.

Oklahoma State's average of 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6 more made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Oral Roberts gives up. Oral Roberts averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.6 more made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Oklahoma State gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Javon Small is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Cowboys. Jarius Hicklen is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers for Oklahoma State.

Kareem Thompson is shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, while averaging 12.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals. Issac McBride is averaging 18.8 points and 3.3 assists for Oral Roberts.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.