Oklahoma vs. Mississippi Valley State betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 29

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The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-12) are heavy underdogs (by 44.5 points) to stop a 10-game road losing streak when they visit the Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 153.5 points.

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Oklahoma Cover -44.5 vs Mississippi Valley State -110

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Oklahoma vs. Mississippi Valley State betting lines

  • Oklahoma moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Mississippi Valley State moneyline odds to win: +3300
  • Spread: Oklahoma (-44.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Oklahoma statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Oklahoma did a better job covering the spread at home (8-9-0) last season than it did in road affairs (4-5-0).
  • When it came to point totals, the Sooners hit the over more often in home games last year, as they eclipsed the total 12 times in 17 opportunities (70.6%). In away games, they hit the over three times in nine opportunities (33.3%).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Sooners were the 70th-ranked team in college basketball (78.3 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 255th (74.6 points allowed per game).
  • At 29.3 rebounds per game and 31.1 rebounds conceded, Oklahoma was 323rd and 172nd in college basketball, respectively, last year.
  • Last season the Sooners were ranked 196th in the nation in assists with 13.4 per game.

Oklahoma betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (84th in nation) 41.6 (94th) 34.8 (111th) 30.5 (157th) 16.7 (76th) 9.3 (20th)

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Mississippi Valley State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Mississippi Valley State had a better winning percentage at home (.667, 6-3-0 record) than away (.300, 6-14-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Delta Devils games finished over less frequently at home (two of nine, 22.2%) than away (10 of 20, 50%) last season.
  • The Delta Devils’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .000 (0-9) last season, and away it was .059 (1-16).

Last season stats

  • In terms of points, the Delta Devils were outplayed on both offense and defense last season, as they ranked -5-worst in college basketball in points scored (54.1 per game) and sixth-worst in points allowed (80.8 per contest).
  • Mississippi Valley State struggled to pile up rebounds last season, ranking -4-worst in college basketball with 24.5 boards per game. It ranked 315th by allowing 33.6 rebounds per contest.
  • The Delta Devils didn’t put up many dimes last season, ranking -5-worst in college basketball with 8.3 assists per game.

Mississippi Valley State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40 (350th in nation) 47.7 (329th) 27.8 (351st) 34.8 (330th) 12.4 (309th) 16.9 (364th)
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