The 20^th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-3) square off against the 11^th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (15-4) for a compelling college basketball betting prospect on Saturday, January 27 at 2:00 PM ET at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners are slight favorites to win this showdown with a point spread at -3.5 (-110).

The Red Raiders are 4-1 in their previous five matchups. Their most recent showing was an 85-78 win over the BYU Cougars, which helped put them back on track after a 77-54 defeat to the fourth-ranked Houston Cougars.

Pop Isaacs is averaging 16.9 points per game and is shooting 37.8 percent from the field. He is also connecting on 81.6 percent from the foul line.

The Red Raiders are averaging 76.7 points per game and are making 46.0 percent of their shots. They are moving the basketball at a solid rate to find open teammates with 14.9 assists each game.

They are allowing opposing teams to put up 66.2 points a game on them, which is still a good margin of error compared to their offense. They also put up other important numbers such as 35.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, and 6.1 steals a game.

The Sooners just recently got back on the losing side of things when they were defeated 75-60 by the Texas Longhorns. They snapped their previous two-game win streak in the process and now need to get back on track.

Javian McCollum is averaging 14.6 points per game and shoots 44.3 percent from the field. He is also shooting 91.3 percent from the foul line, which is going to be key in late game situations if the Red Raiders need to foul.

The Sooners are getting 78.3 points per game and shooting 48.2 percent from the field. They have slightly similar ball movement in comparison to the Red Raiders, at 14.2 assists per game.

Their defense has allowed 65.6 points per game from opposing teams, which is a good margin to have in comparison to their offense. They also get 37.4 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, and 6.8 steals per game.

MyBookie has betting odds for this matchup, showing that the Oklahoma Sooners as 3.5-point favorites. According to market analysis, the Sooners have a 63.2 percent likelihood at winning.

The Sooners just had a bad game under their belt against the Longhorns, while the Red Raiders have great momentum coming into this. The Sooners have a slight advantage at home and could do well if they can slow the pace down in their favor.