Missouri vs. Oklahoma betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Oklahoma Sooners (11-8, 1-5 SEC) are 5.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a five-game losing streak when they visit the Missouri Tigers (13-6, 3-3 SEC) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Mizzou Arena. The game airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The over/under for the matchup is set at 151.5.

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Missouri vs. Oklahoma betting lines

  • Missouri moneyline odds to win: -233
  • Oklahoma moneyline odds to win: +191
  • Spread: Missouri (-5.5)
  • Total: 151.5

Missouri statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Missouri has played better when playing at home, covering six times in 12 home games, and two times in five road games.
  • The Tigers have eclipsed the total in five of 12 home games (41.7%), compared to two of five road games (40%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Missouri has picked up the win in nine of 10 games when playing at home, good for a .900 winning percentage. It has won one of two games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have been putting up 71.9 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s significantly lower than the 80.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Missouri’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (75.2) is 2.9 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.3).
  • The Tigers are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 7.1 threes per game and shooting 34% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.6 makes and 35.9% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Missouri betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-12-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.5 (16th in nation) 41.5 (64th) 32.4 (198th) 27.9 (33rd) 15.2 (113th) 12.1 (254th)

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Oklahoma statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Oklahoma has performed better against the spread at home (4-6-0) than on the road (1-3-0) this season.
  • Sooners games have finished above the over/under more often at home (seven times out of 10) than on the road (one of four) this season.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Sooners have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than away (1-2).

Recent trends

  • The Sooners are averaging 82.5 points per game over their previous 10 games, which is one fewer point than their average for the season (83.5).
  • Oklahoma is allowing 75.5 points per game over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 75.3 points allowed.
  • The Sooners are draining 0.3 fewer treys per contest over their previous 10 games (9.3) compared to their season average (9.6), but they are putting up a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (35.2%) compared to their season mark (34.3%).

Oklahoma betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-13-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-8-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (122nd in nation) 42.9 (137th) 34.4 (93rd) 30.9 (173rd) 15.2 (113th) 9.6 (35th)
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