On Sunday, March, 20^th at 5:15 P.M. the (2) Oklahoma Sooners will take on (10) Virginia Commonwealth University in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament.  VCU is (25-10) on the season while Oklahoma is (26-7).  “The Crowd” projects a final score of Oklahoma 78.6 – VCU 71.3 with an over/under of 149.9.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Oklahoma 77.3 – VCU 70.3 with an over/under of 147.5.

Scoring Margin: Oklahoma +10.1 VCU +9.8

Points per game: Oklahoma 80.5 VCU 77.1

Points allowed per game: VCU 67.3 Oklahoma 70.4

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Oklahoma 46% VCU 45.1%

Three Point Percentage: Oklahoma 42.9% VCU 35.2%

Free Throw Percentage: Oklahoma 72.7% VCU 69.4%

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Oklahoma 40.6% VCU 43.9%

Turnovers committed per game: VCU 11.5 Oklahoma 12.9

Turnovers forced per game: VCU 15.2 Oklahoma 12.8

Rebounds per game: Oklahoma 41.3 VCU 40.6

Assists per game: Oklahoma 14.5 VCU 14.3

Oklahoma has the advantage in nearly every one of the major statistical categories.  VCU has not beaten a ranked team all season.  Oklahoma has signature wins over five ranked teams: Baylor (twice), West Virginia (twice), Texas, Iowa State, and Villanova.  Oklahoma is battle tested against top competition and VCU’s lack of quality wins certainly gives me pause.  I like Oklahoma to win this one.

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