Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Point Spread Picks

New Oral Roberts coach Kory Barnett has his work cut out for him as the Golden Eagles went 0-15 on the road last season, giving up an average of 85.5 points in those games. Barnett has said his team will try to play as fast as possible. Oklahoma State has a big advantage in the paint, given its size and depth. So there should be plenty of points here. The Cowboys, who went 17-18 last season, added plenty of talent and experience through the transfer portal. Perhaps their biggest get was Oregon State transfer Parsa Fallah, a 6-foot-10 forward who scored 12.8 points per game and shot 59.8% from the field last season for the Beavers. Another key transfer for Oklahoma State is Isaiah Coleman. He played the past two years at Seton Hall, where he led the Pirates in scoring with 15.6 points per game and rebounding with 5.3 rebounds per game last season. Oral Roberts landed guard Lane Sparks, a graduate transfer who was a second-team NAIA All-American at Huntington University, where he scored 22.7 points per game last season. The Cowboys were not impressive defensively in their preseason games, giving up 95 points in overtime to Auburn and 86 points to SMU on Oct. 25. Take the OVER.

Oral Roberts is getting plenty of points in this matchup even though Oklahoma State is just 3-7 ATS this season and the Cowboys didn't come close to getting the money while beating Tarleton State as a 21-point favorite on Wednesday. They actually were down 31-25 at halftime and shot 40 percent for the game and eventually won 66-61. Oklahoma State lost its previous game 80-65 to Oklahoma. Both teams have gone UNDER three of their past four games and Oklahoma State has stayed UNDER five of its past six home games versus teams with road winning percentages of below .400. The Golden Eagles are 3-0-1 UNDER following a loss of at least 20 points. The Cowboys are 0-6-1 their past seven games as home favorites of at least 13 points. Take Oral Roberts and the UNDER.

Oral Roberts has a losing record and doesn't have much frontcourt muscle or height. Oral Roberts has lost all five of its road games. Oklahoma State opens a five-game homestand here. The Cowboys have two guards leading the team in scoring and a significant edge in the frontcourt with 6-8 Eric Dailey Jr (9.1 ppg, 6 rpg) and 6-10 senior center Mike Marsh (8 ppg, 5.4 rpg). They come off a 72-57 win over Tulsa forcing 20 turnovers while finishing with a +18 edge on the glass (41-23). OSU has won the last five meetings and Oral Roberts hasn't won in Stillwater since 1978. The wagering value is on the home team to win the game. Play Oklahoma State on the moneyline as a Max Play