Oklahoma vs Gonzaga Picks & Prediction for Saturday November 8 2025
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Oklahoma is taken their unbeaten record on the road to Spokane, Washington face the also unbeaten Gonzaga Bulldogs in what will be a great early season test for both of these high profile teams. The content is a great non-conference battle and coming in later in the evening at 10:30 PM EST it should provide some action that the fans can watch later on the day. What can really help out for Gonzaga, other than the home court advantage is the fact that the Bulldogs have controlled Oklahoma in their last 3 meetings.
Gonzaga vs Oklahoma Game Information
- Date: 11/8/25
- Time 10:30 PM EST
- Arena: Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington
- TV Coverage: ESPN2
- The game is taking place at an arena that is not on campus, but it is not far from the campus. That will allow the Bulldogs to have what should amount to a large home court advantage with what will be a loud crowd.
Team Breakdown - Oklahoma Sooners
The Sooners are coming in after getting an impressive win in the opening game. The win came by a score of 102-66 over Saint Francis. In the game the Sooners shooting ended up doing really well landing 55.7% of the shots from the field and 36.7% from the three point line. Oklahoma did end up getting 42 rebounds in the game and passed the ball around really well with 23 assists.
Defensively the Sooners ended up playing good keeping the Saint Francis team to only 40.9% from the field. However, Saint Francis is far from being the same level of play as Gonzaga here. The big question is how the Sooners defense will show up against a strong opponent on the road.
One of the players that was leading the charge for Oklahoma was Mohamed Wague who put in 16 points and pulled down 10 boards to complete a double-double. However, the Sooners got production from their transfers as Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack both ended up getting 16 points in the game.
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Team Breakdown - Gonzaga Bulldogs
Gonzaga opened their season on their home court and had an amazing victory that showcased the defense for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs ended up winning the game over Texas Southern easily by 55 points with a final score of 98-43. The game was a great showcase of the talent that the Bulldogs have on their roster.
The offense for Gonzaga ended up getting 53.6% of the shots to fall from the field and ended up getting a total of 56 points in the game from the paint. When it was not working the paint the Bulldogs were able to work up to 19 assists in the game and that definitely helped out for the Bulldogs to get 31.8% of the three point shots to fall.
When it came to the defense the Bulldogs had a crushing defense on Texas Southern. The defense allowed only 25.4% of the shots to fall for a bucket for the Texas Southern team. However, the pressure defense also ended up getting a total of 17 turnovers in the game as well.
What is really shocking is the fact that the Bulldogs ended up getting Tyon Grant-Foster to lead the team with 15 points in the game. However, the next high scorers were Braden Huff who managed to get 14 points and Graham Ike who managed to get only 13 points in the game. Those three players combined to get 42 points out of the 98 scored.
Star Spotlight - Oklahoma - Mohamed Wague
Wague was the standout player in the opening game for the Sooners. In the opening game he managed to get 16 points and pulled down 10 boards. That helped to showcase his talent level and really helps shore up the Sooners potential offensive threat and rebounding for the missed shots for both teams.
Star Spotlight - Gonzaga - Tyon Grant-Foster
Grant-Foster was able to put in 15 points in his debut, but that is a high number for a player who is just coming into the games to play. Now, with his potential scoring threat ability and the depth that Gonzaga has built over the years for the recruiting classes to get more depth will definitely help provide Tyon with a great supporting cast.
Offensive Comparison
The Sooners are coming in with 102 points a game versus the Bulldogs 98 points a game. The shooting for the Sooners was at 55.7% from the field and 36.7 in the 3 point land. The Bulldogs ended up getting 98 points in their win, but shot at 53.6% from the field and landed 31.8% from the three point land. Both team are coming in heavily in the negative numbers for turnovers with Gonzaga sitting at a -13 and Oklahoma sitting at -11.
Defensive Comparison
Defensively both teams looked impressive at times, but the Gonzaga team has looked a lot better. The Bulldogs gave up only 43 points while getting the opponents to shoot at 25.4% on the season. The Sooners gave up 66 points in the game and the opponents ended up shooting at 40.9% from the field. The rebounding in the game heavily favors Gonzaga who pulled down 56 boards versus the 42 boards the Oklahoma team pulled down.
Betting Odds
The spread is showing the Bulldogs heavily favored at a -10.5 to -11.5 points depending on the book that you are looking at. The total is actually sitting at a nice point with 162.5 points on the day. The opening line was actually set at -10.5 and is moving to the -11.5 which is showing that a lot of the books are expecting the Gonzaga team to get the win at home easily.
Gonzaga vs Oklahoma Picks
This game here is the first big test for the Sooners and they are coming in with a team that has controlled them in their last 3 matches. I also look for the Bulldogs defense to play great in this game here and keep the Sooners offense in check. Now, I would take the Bulldogs at a -10.5 if you can find that opening line still, but if you can only find the 11.5 spread I would take the Oklahoma team. The total I think will stay on the under as these teams will have a lot of issues scoring on the day as the defenses have played great. Final Score Prediction, Gonzaga Bulldogs win 82-71.
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