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March Madness No. 2\u00a0Oklahoma\u00a0vs No. 10 VCU\u00a0Preview<\/h2>\n
Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City<\/p>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday, March 20,\u00a05:15 PM<\/p>\nLine:<\/strong> Oklahoma Sooners (-6.5<\/strong>) vs VCU Rams (+6.5<\/strong>); total 146.0<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0view all March Madness lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nTV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0CBS<\/p>\nBetting on the Oklahoma Sooners<\/h3>\n
The Oklahoma Sooners looked pretty good\u00a0in their first-round win over CSU Bakersfield. However, not quite good\u00a0enough to cover the 15-point spread. The Sooners are now just 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>As expected, Wooden Award front-runner Buddy Hield (25 PPG this season) bounced back from his season-low six points against West Virginia in the Big 12 tournament by scoring a team-high 27 points.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Isaiah Cousins and Jordan Woodard combined for 31 points on 10-of-17 shooting. The Sooners as a team shot 50 percent from the field and 11-of-20 from beyond the arc against the Roadrunners. When Hield gets that type of support from his teammates, the Sooners become incredibly tough to stop.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma definitely won\u2019t be caught off-guard by VCU\u2019s gameplan of applying intense pressure. The Sooners have plenty of experience going up against a similar\u00a0style after facing arguably the best pressing team in the nation \u2013 West Virginia \u2013 three times this season. The Sooners came away victorious in\u00a0two of those meetings, and were also a split-second from winning the third.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma\u2019s defense allows its fair share of three-pointers, which has been a key in some of its losses. But VCU doesn\u2019t hit threes at an incredibly efficient rate (just 35.6 percent on the season), so the Sooners\u2019 big weakness shouldn\u2019t hurt them as much against the Rams.<\/p>\n
Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the awesome March Madness action.<\/p>\nBetting on the VCU Rams<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDespite leading scorer Melvin Johnson (17 PPG) scoring just 12 points, the team shooting just 4-of-20 from three and forcing just six turnovers, the VCU Rams still came away with a pretty comfortable 75-67 win over Oregon State.<\/p>\n
Juniors JeQuan Lewis and Mo Alie-Cox stepped up big-time with 21 and 20 points to lead\u00a0the Rams, who snapped a two-year losing streak in the round of 64.<\/p>\n
Johnson\u2019s struggles are a bit concerning for VCU. The senior has shot just 32 percent over his last five games, and has averaged just below nine points in his last three. They\u2019ll need every point they can get against a high-scoring Sooners team that averages over 80 points per game.<\/p>\n
However, the Rams still possess an impressive defense that can not only create takeaways (they\u2019re 18th<\/sup> in opponent\u2019s turnover rate) but can also prevent three-point attempts. Only 30 percent of their opponents\u2019 shots were threes, one of the lowest three-point attempt rates in the country.\u00a0That skill set should match up well against a\u00a0Sooners offense that\u2019s highly reliant on threes.<\/p>\nWriter\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n
Oklahoma has too much firepower for VCU as the Sooners (-6.5<\/strong><\/a>) move on to the Sweet 16 with a 77-69 win.<\/p>\n
March Madness No. 2\u00a0Oklahoma\u00a0vs No. 10 VCU\u00a0Preview<\/h2>\n
Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City<\/p>\n When:<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday, March 20,\u00a05:15 PM<\/p>\n Line:<\/strong> Oklahoma Sooners (-6.5<\/strong>) vs VCU Rams (+6.5<\/strong>); total 146.0<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0view all March Madness lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0CBS<\/p>\n The Oklahoma Sooners looked pretty good\u00a0in their first-round win over CSU Bakersfield. However, not quite good\u00a0enough to cover the 15-point spread. The Sooners are now just 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Isaiah Cousins and Jordan Woodard combined for 31 points on 10-of-17 shooting. The Sooners as a team shot 50 percent from the field and 11-of-20 from beyond the arc against the Roadrunners. When Hield gets that type of support from his teammates, the Sooners become incredibly tough to stop.<\/p>\n Oklahoma definitely won\u2019t be caught off-guard by VCU\u2019s gameplan of applying intense pressure. The Sooners have plenty of experience going up against a similar\u00a0style after facing arguably the best pressing team in the nation \u2013 West Virginia \u2013 three times this season. The Sooners came away victorious in\u00a0two of those meetings, and were also a split-second from winning the third.<\/p>\n Oklahoma\u2019s defense allows its fair share of three-pointers, which has been a key in some of its losses. But VCU doesn\u2019t hit threes at an incredibly efficient rate (just 35.6 percent on the season), so the Sooners\u2019 big weakness shouldn\u2019t hurt them as much against the Rams.<\/p>\n Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the awesome March Madness action.<\/p>\n Despite leading scorer Melvin Johnson (17 PPG) scoring just 12 points, the team shooting just 4-of-20 from three and forcing just six turnovers, the VCU Rams still came away with a pretty comfortable 75-67 win over Oregon State.<\/p>\n Juniors JeQuan Lewis and Mo Alie-Cox stepped up big-time with 21 and 20 points to lead\u00a0the Rams, who snapped a two-year losing streak in the round of 64.<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s struggles are a bit concerning for VCU. The senior has shot just 32 percent over his last five games, and has averaged just below nine points in his last three. They\u2019ll need every point they can get against a high-scoring Sooners team that averages over 80 points per game.<\/p>\n However, the Rams still possess an impressive defense that can not only create takeaways (they\u2019re 18th<\/sup> in opponent\u2019s turnover rate) but can also prevent three-point attempts. Only 30 percent of their opponents\u2019 shots were threes, one of the lowest three-point attempt rates in the country.\u00a0That skill set should match up well against a\u00a0Sooners offense that\u2019s highly reliant on threes.<\/p>\n Oklahoma has too much firepower for VCU as the Sooners (-6.5<\/strong><\/a>) move on to the Sweet 16 with a 77-69 win.<\/p>\nBetting on the Oklahoma Sooners<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>As expected, Wooden Award front-runner Buddy Hield (25 PPG this season) bounced back from his season-low six points against West Virginia in the Big 12 tournament by scoring a team-high 27 points.<\/p>\nBetting on the VCU Rams<\/h3>\n
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