Little Rock Trojans vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 11/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Little Rock Trojans vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Little Rock Trojans (2-2) are headed to Reynolds Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1).

The Little Rock Trojans faced UTSA and notched a win by a score of 81-64 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Trojans walked away with 19 and UTSA totaled 16 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 29 shots from distance. UTSA finished the contest at 74.1% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, UTSA totaled 39 boards (18 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UTSA doled out 10 assists and had 11 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Little Rock allowed their opponent to shoot 30.0% from the floor on 18 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes in the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trojans buried 14 of their 20 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Little Rock wrapped up the game having earned a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 out of 55) and converted 9 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Ante Beljan is one guy who came through for this game. He finished the game at 70.0% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He racked up 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Little Rock will enter this matchup with a mark of 2-2 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 73.8 points per game (255th in Division 1) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 40.3% on 3-pointers (31 of 77) and 67.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Little Rock is grabbing 33.5 boards per game and is sitting with 58 assists this season, which ranks 183rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a group are committing 21.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Trojans have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They give up 32.1% on three-point shots and they are 212th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.5). The Trojans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 35.6% (84 of 236) and they concede 41.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 108th in college basketball in giving up assists with 43 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a defeat with a final score of 111-106 against Missouri State. Regarding rebounding, Tulsa permitted Missouri State to snag 51 in total (10 offensive). They finished 43.8% from downtown by connecting on 7 out of 16 and finished the game at 32 out of 51 from the free throw line (62.7%). The Golden Hurricane permitted Missouri State to bury 36 of their 68 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 52.9% in this game. Overall, the Golden Hurricane finished shooting 35 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. In the matter of three-point shots, Tulsa knocked down 6 out of 26 tries (23.1%). They were able to convert 30 of them for a percentage of 68.2%. Missouri State had 29 fouls in this game which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for a total of 44 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 14 steals for the matchup. The Golden Hurricane corralled 25 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the matchup.

Justin Amadi was important for the Golden Hurricane for the game. He accumulated 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He made 8 of 11 in the game for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Tulsa has a win-loss mark of 3-1 so far this year. The Golden Hurricane are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per game (138th in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.8 times per contest. Tulsa has 376 pts this season (94.0 per contest) and they grab 40.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Golden Hurricane are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 220th in the nation.

The Golden Hurricane on defense are ranked 347th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 83.8. They are able to force 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (321st in college hoops). The Tulsa defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (33 of 97) and their opposition knocks down 65.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.0 assists and 41.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 151st and 343rd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Little Rock

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