UCF Knights vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN+

Amerant Bank Arena is the location where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-6) will attempt to defeat the UCF Knights (7-2) on Saturday.

The UCF Knights took the court against Tarleton State and walked away with a win by a score of 66-51 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Knights ended up finishing with 13 and Tarleton State totaled 20 personal fouls. They converted 3 of their 7 attempts from distance. Tarleton State ended up going 44.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Tarleton State collected 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Tarleton State totaled 10 assists and had 11 steals in this game. When talking about defending, UCF let their opponent shoot 41.5% from the floor on 22 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for the contest while creating 22 turnovers and having 12 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 34 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Knights converted 19 of 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. UCF wrapped up the contest having earned a 35.8% field goal percentage (19 out of 53) and buried 9 of 31 shots from distance.

Jordan Ivy-Curry is a player who came through for this contest. He racked up 16 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He ended up shooting 41.7% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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UCF steps onto the court with a mark of 7-2 on the campaign. They have an average of 79.4 pts per contest (105th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.0% from the field. The Knights are connecting on 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (72 of 224) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, UCF is grabbing 39.8 boards per game and has tallied 137 dimes so far this year, which is 189th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Knights are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 271st in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.8). The Knights defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (243 of 578) and they relinquish 37.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 128th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-66 against Southern. The Golden Hurricane earned 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. Southern was called for 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to convert 16 of them for a percentage of 76.2%. When it comes to shots from distance, Tulsa converted 8 of 26 tries (30.8%). Overall, the Golden Hurricane ended up shooting 21 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.2%. The Golden Hurricane allowed Southern to knock down 23 out of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.1% for the contest. They finished 21.4% from three-point range by going 3 out of 14 and finished the contest at 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). Regarding rebounds, Tulsa allowed Southern to pull down 30 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Keaston Willis was important for the Golden Hurricane for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and earned 7 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Tulsa has a record of 4-6 for the campaign. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which ranks them 335th in Division 1. Tulsa has scored 741 points on the season (74.1 per contest) and they snag 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.9 times per game (254th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Golden Hurricane have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they hit 66.1% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Hurricane are ranked 293rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 75.9. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (276th in the nation). The Tulsa defense surrenders 32.6% on 3-pointers (61 of 187) and their opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.3 dimes and 40.8 boards every game, which ranks them 133rd and 348th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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