Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-2) will play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-3) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced Murray State and took a loss by a final of 77-60 in their last contest. Tulsa finished with a 38.2% field goal percentage (26 out of 68) and buried 4 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Golden Hurricane made 4 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 36.4%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Tulsa let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the field on 29 out of 63 shooting. Murray State distributed 20 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Murray State snagged 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Murray State finished the contest at 68.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 22 tries. They also converted 4 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane finished with 20 while Murray State accumulated 14 personal fouls.

Bryant Selebangue is one player who came through for the game. He ended up scoring 14 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins and totaled 11 boards. He shot 77.8% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Tulsa enters this contest with a mark of 2-3 for the year. They average 73.0 points per game (196th in the nation) while going 42.7% from the field. The Golden Hurricane are connecting on 35.7% on three-point shots (46 of 129) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Tulsa is snagging 31.2 boards per contest and has racked up 66 assists on the year, which is 183rd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a group are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Hurricane are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They currently rank 273rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 73 surrendered for the season. The Golden Hurricane defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (139 of 302) and they concede 38.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 25.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 264th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.6).

For their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 82-78 against DePaul. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma State permitted DePaul to collect 23 in total (9 offensive). They went 30.4% from distance by going 7 out of 23 and ended up going 27 of 33 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Cowboys permitted DePaul to make 22 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them shooting 38.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Cowboys finished the game shooting 29 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Oklahoma State converted 3 of 14 tries (21.4%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. DePaul was called for 23 fouls in this matchup which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for 28 shots. They coughed it up 17 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Cowboys were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game.

Kalib Boone was important for the Cowboys in this contest. He totaled 17 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game. He made 7 of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a mark of 3-2 on the campaign. The Cowboys commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (130th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per game. Oklahoma State has tallied 366 points for the season (73.2 per game) and they snag 40.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cowboys are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which is ranked 198th in the nation.

The Oklahoma State defense gives up 28.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (33 of 118) and opponents are knocking down 84.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 10.8 dimes and 33.0 boards every game, which ranks them 100th and 124th in D-1. The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 117th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 65.4. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 35.9% from the floor (29th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulsa

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