Place Your Bets: Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (Mar. 7)

Oklahoma State (20-9, 9-6) at No. 4 Oklahoma (26-4, 12-3)

Sat. Mar. 7 at 3:30 p.m. EST

Spread: Oklahoma -11.0

Backcourt Advantage: Even

Whether you are a fan of these teams or not, this will be a phenomenal game to watch. Both backcourts like to push the tempo and shoot the trifecta, which should make for a high-scoring, high-energy contest.

Willie Warren (14.8 PPG), Austin Johnson (8.6 PPG, 4.1 APG) and Tony Crocker (9.8 PPG) will be handling the rock for the Sooners against a highly talented and well-balanced Oklahoma State backcourt, featuring James Anderson (18.3 PPG), Byron Eaton (14.5 PPG), Terrel Harris (14.3 PPG) and Obi Muonelo (12.8 PPG).

Frontcourt Advantage: Oklahoma

It's time for Blake Griffin (21.7 PPG, 14.2 RPG) and the Sooners to figure things out and get back on track. The Sooners were cruising to a Big 12 title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament until Griffin suffered a concussion Feb. 21 against Texas. Oklahoma has dropped three of four since then.

Look for Griffin to dominate the Cowboys, who will have no match for him inside. Griffin put up 26 points and 19 boards against OSU in their first meeting, an 89-81 OU win on the road in Stillwater. Griffin alone had more rebounds than OSU as the Sooners outrebounded the Cowboys 38-18.

Momentum: Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State has won six straight, including back-to-back wins over Texas and Kansas State. The Cowboys should be a lock for the NCAA tournament, but Coach Travis Ford won't let his team know that. The Cowboys want this game badly and would love nothing more than to seal their bid for the big dance by beating their in-state rival.

Oklahoma has absolutely no momentum right now. They need a win here to finish their regular season on a high note and keep themselves in place for a No. 1 seed.

I think the Sooners will figure this out and get a much-needed win, but the Cowboys won't go down without a fight.

Shaun's Pick: Oklahoma State +11.0