UAB Blazers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-11) will go up against the UAB Blazers (12-8) at Reynolds Center on Wednesday.

The UAB Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against Memphis and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-77 in their last contest. UAB ended the contest having earned a 38.5% FG percentage (25 out of 65) and made 8 out of their 21 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Blazers made 19 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in the game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to the defense, UAB allowed the other team to shoot 62.3% from the field on 38 of 61 shooting. Memphis dished out 24 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. In addition, Memphis totaled 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Memphis ended up shooting 60.0% at the free throw line by making 15 of 25 attempts. They buried 9 of 17 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Blazers finished with 19 and Memphis finished the game with 19 fouls.

Efrem Johnson is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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UAB steps onto the court with a record of 12-8 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a group they commit 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, UAB is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 332 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 51st in the nation in terms of passing. The Blazers are connecting on 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (136 of 405) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 84.4 pts per game (13th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Blazers are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 306th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (76.5). The Blazers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (546 of 1,243) and they relinquish 33.7 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 172nd in the country in giving up assists with 264 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane went home victorious with a score of 84-77 against Wichita State. With respect to cleaning the glass, Tulsa permitted Wichita State to collect 25 in total (9 offensive). They finished 46.7% from downtown by going 7 of 15 and finished the contest at 8 out of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Golden Hurricane allowed Wichita State to bury 31 out of 63 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.2% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Hurricane finished the game shooting 30 out of 51 from the floor which had them shooting 58.8%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Tulsa converted 13 out of their 21 attempts (61.9%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.1%. Wichita State earned 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for 18 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Golden Hurricane were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this game.

Jared Garcia pitched in for the Golden Hurricane for this game. He converted 6 of 10 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 21 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Tulsa has a win-loss mark of 9-11 for the year. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls every game and they go 66.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per game (165th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. Tulsa has totaled 1,487 pts on the season (74.4 per contest) and they grab 38.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which is 275th in the nation.

The Tulsa defense allows 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (137 of 406) and their opposition knocks down 68.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.4 assists and 37.1 boards every game, ranking them 120th and 308th in the country. The Golden Hurricane on the defensive side of the court are 247th in the nation in PPG given up with 73.8. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (226th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulsa

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