Place Your Bets: Oklahoma at Texas (Feb. 21)

No. 2 Oklahoma (25-1, 11-0) at Texas (17-8, 6-5)

Sat. Feb. 21 at 9:00 PM EST

Spread: Texas -1.5

Backcourt Advantage: Even

Freshman Willie Warren (14.9 PPG) is excited to return to the court where he scored 27 points in leading his high school team to its state championship last year. Texas senior A.J. Abrams (16.8 PPG) hopes to spoil his return.

Abrams and the Longhorns have had a fairly disappointing season—but all will be forgiven if they can knock off their rival Oklahoma Sooners.

Frontcourt Advantage: Oklahoma

National Player-of-the-Year front-runner Blake Griffin (22.8 PPG, 14.2 RPG) is coming off his best game of the season, a dominating 40 points and 23 rebounds against Texas Tech last Saturday. Griffin had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the teams' first meeting this season—a 78-63 win for the Sooners.

It was one of Griffin's nation-leading 22 double-doubles this season.

Momentum: Oklahoma

The Sooners look to stay unbeaten in conference play, while Texas will be trying to stay above .500. The Longhorns are just 2-3 against ranked opponents this season. Oklahoma is hardly the underdog in this game, but winning in Austin is always a tough task.

Shaun's Pick: Free at CBBplace.com