Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Rice Owls Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Rice Owls

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN

Tudor Fieldhouse is where the Rice Owls (7-12) will try to beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-8) on Saturday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced SMU and took a loss by a score of 103-70 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane finished with 18 while SMU had 17 personal fouls. They also made 12 of their 28 shots from distance. SMU walked away from this one shooting 70.4% from the free throw line by converting 19 of their 27 shots. On top of that, SMU totaled 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. SMU doled out 21 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Tulsa allowed 51.4% from the field on 36 out of 70 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane knocked down 11 of 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. Tulsa wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 out of 62) and converted 7 of 27 3-pointers.

PJ Haggerty is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished shooting 46.2% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Tulsa will play this game with a win-loss mark of 10-8 this season. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Tulsa is pulling in 36.8 boards per game and has accounted for 240 assists so far this season, which is 248th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Hurricane are connecting on 33.9% on shots from distance (151 of 445) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.7 pts per game (95th in the country) while hitting 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Hurricane have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are 113th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 226 relinquished on the season. The Golden Hurricane defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.1% (457 of 1,111) and they concede 38.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 29.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 180th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (71.8).

For their last game, the Rice Owls took a loss by a final score of 69-56 against Florida Atlantic. When it comes to rebounding, Rice allowed Florida Atlantic to collect 39 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.3% from distance by going 6 out of 17 and finished the contest at 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Owls permitted Florida Atlantic to convert 24 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.6% in this game. When the game finished, the Owls went 22 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 34.9%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Rice buried 7 of 24 tries (29.2%). They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 45.5%. Florida Atlantic was called for 12 personal fouls for the game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Owls snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest.

Alem Huseinovic was important for the Owls for this contest. He racked up 16 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 6 of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Rice has a win-loss record of 7-12 on the campaign. The Owls commit 14.5 fouls every game and they hit 70.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (105th in the country) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. Rice has accumulated 1,378 pts for the season (72.5 per game) and they average 36.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is 250th in D-1.

The Rice defense allows 36.1% on three-point shots (160 of 443) and their opposition knocks down 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They allow 14.7 assists and 35.8 total boards per game, which is 319th and 235th in Division 1. The Owls defensively are ranked 274th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 75.2. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (269th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulsa

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