Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 12/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: ESPN

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-2) welcome the Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-5) at Paycom Center on Sunday.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys took the court against Southern Illinois and took a loss by a final of 70-68 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Cowboys left the arena with 18 while Southern Illinois totaled 19 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 15 shots from long range. Southern Illinois shot 77.3% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 22 attempts. In addition, Southern Illinois collected 22 boards (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Illinois earned 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Oklahoma State allowed 46.9% from the floor on 23 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the game while creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 37 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Oklahoma State finished the game having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (26 of 66) and converted 7 of 23 3-pointers.

Javon Small is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He totaled 25 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up going 46.7% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Oklahoma State will enter this game with a record of 3-5 for the campaign. They cough up possession 11.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma State is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 124 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 141st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cowboys are connecting on 34.1% on shots from distance (70 of 205) and 63.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.1 pts per contest (195th in D-1) while going 44.5% from the field.

On defense, the Cowboys are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They rank 53rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 86 relinquished so far this year. The Cowboys defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (193 of 449) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 121st in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.5).

In their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane walked away with a victory by a final of 88-77 against Loyola. The Golden Hurricane were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this game. They also coughed it up 18 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. Loyola was called for 28 personal fouls for this contest which took the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for a total of 33 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Tulsa made 14 of 29 attempts (48.3%). Overall, the Golden Hurricane shot 26 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.0%. The Golden Hurricane permitted Loyola to bury 28 out of their 61 tries from the field which left them shooting 45.9% for the game. They went 38.2% from distance by hitting 13 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). Regarding rebounding, Tulsa permitted Loyola to grab 26 in total (5 offensive).

Keaston Willis ended up being important for the Golden Hurricane for this contest. He earned 15 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He knocked down 3 of 6 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Tulsa has a win-loss mark of 5-2 for the campaign. The Golden Hurricane have committed 18.4 fouls every game and they go 72.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (200th in the country) and they cough up possession 15.6 times per contest. Tulsa has totaled 557 points this year (79.6 per game) and they average 42.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 42.4% from the field, which ranks them 279th in the country.

The Golden Hurricane are ranked 142nd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (50th in D-1). The Tulsa defense gives up 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (52 of 166) and opponents are connecting on 61.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.9 assists and 38.1 total boards per game, ranking them 210th and 297th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulsa

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