Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: fuboTV

Fifth Third Arena is the site where the Cincinnati Bearcats (14-8) will try to beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-15) on Wednesday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane took the court against Memphis and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-68 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane walked away with 14 while Memphis accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 19 shots from three-point range. Memphis finished the contest at 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 15 attempts. Moreover, Memphis grabbed 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Memphis distributed 18 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Pertaining to the defense, Tulsa allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 31 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane knocked down 9 of their 16 tries for a rate of 56.3%. Tulsa ended the game having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and converted 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tim Dalger is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and totaled 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Tulsa enters this one with a win-loss record of 5-15 this year. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.4 fouls every game. As a team, Tulsa is pulling down 32.7 boards per contest and has totaled 253 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 307th in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 32.0% on shots from downtown (163 of 510) and 64.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.3 points per game (242nd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.1% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Hurricane are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They give up 29.9% on 3-pointers while they are 335th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.3). Golden Hurricane defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (559 of 1,213) and they surrender 38.5 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 256th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 301 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats went home defeated by a final of 75-69 against Houston. The Bearcats recorded 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this contest. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. Houston was called for 12 fouls in the game which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for 7 shots. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 57.1%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Cincinnati made 11 of their 27 attempts (40.7%). When all was said and done, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 27 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. The Bearcats permitted Houston to bury 30 of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 56.6% for the game. They finished 29.4% from downtown by shooting 5 out of 17 and ended up going 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). In regard to attacking the glass, Cincinnati permitted Houston to get 30 in all (6 offensive).

Landers Nolley was important for the Bearcats in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for the contest.

Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 14-8 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bearcats are shooting 44.9% from the field, which ranks 166th in Division 1. Cincinnati has totaled 1,682 points for the campaign (76.5 per game) and they average 37.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per game (43rd in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. The Bearcats are committing 15.5 fouls per contest and they go 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Bearcats on the defensive end are ranked 143rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (120th in college basketball). The Cincinnati defense concedes 31.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (130 of 411) and opponents are knocking down 74.5% of their foul shots. They allow 12.7 dimes and 34.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 188th and 192nd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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