Alone in second place in the Big 12 race, No. 4 Oklahoma (26-3, 12-2) travels to Columbia, Mo., to play No. 15 Missouri (24-5, 11-3) Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. The Sooners are a game behind Kansas in the league standings while the Tigers, who are 17-0 at home, trail Oklahoma by a game. Sports odds professionals at online sport sbook SBGglobal.com list Missouri as 4 1/2-point favorites over Oklahoma ATS and as -200 favorite on the SBGglobal moneyline while Oklahoma is getting +170 ML juice. The betting total is OFF across the online betting board.
[College hoops are heating up with games on ESPN and ESPN 2 so make sure and check out the college basketball lines at SBGglobal.com. Don’t forget about all of the other exciting sports like soccer, boxing and auto racing as well.] Missouri is a perfect at home this season and looks for a school record 18th home win this year. The Tigers are also looking for their fourth win over a ranked team and are 3-1 vs. Top 25 programs. Oklahoma is back at full strength with the return of Blake Griffin and Juan Pattillo to the club. The Sooners have not lost a game this season with both Griffin and Pattillo active and healthy.
Missouri has simply been dominant at home this season and is averaging an incredible 87.8 points per game at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers boast a 26.1 ppg margin of victory at home this season, which is the largest home court scoring margin in the country. Missouri has won six of its seven Big 12 home games by double figures this year and has 15-of-17 home wins by at least 11 points, including 12 wins of 21+ tallies.
Look for Missouri to come out energized looking to make a statement against the powerful Sooners. Sports-Odds.com predicts Mizzou wins by 5. The Pick: Missouri +4 1/2.
