Usually going into a Bedlam basketball game I figure that anything can happen, and it usually does.

     But it’s hard to imagine that there will be some strange going-ons when Oklahoma State and Oklahoma meet tomorrow night in Norman. This game almost looks too predictable.

     Before yesterday I thought the Pokes would definitely have a chance because it didn’t look like Blake Griffin was going to play. Let’s face facts, when this talented freshman isn’t playing, Oklahoma just isn’t very good. Look how the Sooners struggled at home without him against Texas Tech last week.

     Griffin shocked everyone when he took the court against Baylor. He said he was 70 percent healthy. He was a one-man show late in the game and finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds.

     It would appear this game is a bad matchup for Oklahoma State. There are two big things going against the Cowboys–No. 1 the Pokes aren’t very good inside. It looks like it will be a mismatch inside going against Griffin and Longar Longar.

     The second thing going against the Cowboys is that they have been a terrible road team. Here we are a year and a half into the Sean Sutton tenure and his team has yet to win a road game. You’re not going to get into post-season play with something like that on your resume.

     A big difference between these two teams right now is that Oklahoma is finding a way to win most of its close games. On the other side, Oklahoma State is discovering a way to lose all of its close contests. And the Sooners super freshman, Griffin, is making the plays in the closing minutes. The Cowboys terrific frosh, James Anderson, isn’t making the plays at crunch time.

     On paper you would think that Oklahoma wins this game easily. But we have seen some strange things happen in past years when Bedlam rolls around. This looks too predictable, though. I’m going with the Sooners, 70-62.