MVSU Delta Devils vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MVSU Delta Devils vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is the site where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) will compete against the MVSU Delta Devils (2-9) on Saturday.

The MVSU Delta Devils took the court against North Texas and took a loss by a score of 83-42 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Delta Devils left the arena with 17 and North Texas totaled 13 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. North Texas ended up going 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 21 tries. Additionally, North Texas had 25 boards (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Texas recorded 15 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, MVSU allowed 63.8% from the field on 30 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 14 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Delta Devils made 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. MVSU finished the contest having earned a 32.5% field goal percentage (13 out of 40) and buried 3 out of their 12 three-point shots.

Arthur Tate is one guy who came through in this matchup. He shot 50.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played but didn't pull down any rebounds. He walked away with 15 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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MVSU heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 2-9 on the season. They are averaging 52.0 points per contest (364th in college hoops) while shooting 39.2% from the floor. The Delta Devils are shooting 27.5% on shots from 3-point land (38 of 138) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, MVSU is pulling in 27.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 89 assists this year, which ranks 364th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 17.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Delta Devils have forced 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 13.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 356th in college in opponents PPG (82.8). The Delta Devils defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.5% (315 of 624) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 335th in the nation in giving up assists with 189 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a loss by a score of 88-75 when they faced UCF. The Golden Hurricane collected 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. UCF had 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a rate of 69.2%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Tulsa made 9 of 21 tries (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Golden Hurricane went 24 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 42.1%. The Golden Hurricane permitted UCF to make 31 of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. They finished 36.4% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Tulsa permitted UCF to snag 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Keaston Willis ended up having an impact for the Golden Hurricane in the matchup. He made 7 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Tulsa has a win-loss record of 4-7 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Hurricane are connecting on 40.5% from the floor, which is ranked 344th in the country. Tulsa has accounted for 816 pts on the season (74.2 per contest) and they average 37.6 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per contest (237th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 66.4% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Hurricane are ranked 310th in college in PPG given up with 77.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (272nd in college hoops). The Tulsa defense gives up 33.0% from downtown (69 of 209) and opponents are knocking down 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.9 dimes and 40.5 rebounds every game, ranking them 177th and 349th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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