[7:03 PM] #12 Oklahoma @ #17 Kentucky

Who will WIN this matchup?

#12 Oklahoma Sooners (5-0)

@ #17 Kentucky Wildcats (5-1)

 

• No. 12 Oklahoma is off to its best start since winning seven straight games to open the 2010-11 season. Thursday’s game marks OU’s fourth straight matchup against a 2016 NCAA Tournament participant as the Sooners visit No. 17/20 Kentucky. A win would snap a three-game losing streak against SEC opponents and mark the first road win versus a ranked non-conference for for OU since the 2006-07 season (defeated No. 22 Michigan State, 66-55, in East Lansing on Dec 16, 2006).

• • Kentucky has won 61 consecutive regular-season non-conference games in Memorial Coliseum,
dating back to Dec. 19, 2008 vs. Alabama A&M

• Kentucky is averaging 77.8 points per game this season, scoring 80 or more points three times.
The Wildcats are hitting at a .465 clip from the field, including a .337 mark from 3. Kentucky is out-rebounding opponents by 7.2 rebounds per game and have 23 fewer turnovers this season than its opponents. The Wildcats are averaging 14.8 assists per game this season.

• Through its first five games, OU’s opponents are averaging 56.4 points per game, a .334 shooting percentage, a .275 clip from 3-point range and a .583 mark from the free throw line. In Division I, OU is 29th in field goal percentage defense and 46th in scoring defense

 

StreakSmarts Pick: #17 Kentucky Wildcats

Confidence: 5/10

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