Southern Jaguars vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is the location where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-5) will attempt to defeat the Southern Jaguars (3-4) on Saturday.

The Southern Jaguars stepped onto the hardwood against Louisiana Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 73-70 in their last contest. Southern wrapped up the game with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and made 9 out of their 25 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Jaguars made 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 13 steals. Pertaining to defense, Southern allowed the other team to go 44.0% from the field on 22 of 50 shooting. Louisiana Tech distributed 18 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Additionally, Louisiana Tech pulled down 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Louisiana Tech walked away from this one shooting 77.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 22 tries. They also converted 9 of 26 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars left the arena with 17 while Louisiana Tech recorded 14 personal fouls.

Joe Manning is one guy who came through in this matchup. He shot 72.7% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 20 mins and pulled down 2 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Southern comes into this matchup with a mark of 3-4 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group are committing 19.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Southern is pulling in 39.1 boards per game and has accumulated 109 dimes so far this season, which ranks 245th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Jaguars are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (61 of 175) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 85.7 points per contest (22nd in the country) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars have forced 17.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They rank 131st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 100 relinquished for the season. The Jaguars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (168 of 396) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.5% from beyond the arc and they are 167th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane went home defeated by a final of 76-55 when they played Oklahoma State. When discussing rebounding, Tulsa permitted Oklahoma State to pull down 35 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 3 of 8 and finished the game at 13 out of 21 at the free throw line (61.9%). The Golden Hurricane allowed Oklahoma State to convert 30 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Hurricane went 21 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.2%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Tulsa knocked down 5 out of their 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 53.3%. Oklahoma State earned 17 fouls in this game which took the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Golden Hurricane were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game.

Dwon Odom was important for the Golden Hurricane for this game. He made 6 of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Tulsa has a win-loss record of 4-5 so far this season. The Golden Hurricane are committing 17.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 65.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (242nd in the country) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. Tulsa has totaled 675 pts on the campaign (75.0 per game) and they pull down 38.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 40.3% from the floor, which is ranked 336th in the nation.

The Tulsa defense concedes 33.5% on 3-point attempts (58 of 173) and their opponents are converting on 64.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 41.4 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 197th and 353rd in those categories. The Golden Hurricane are ranked 297th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 76.6. They have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (296th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern

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