Tulsa vs SMU College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/3/21
The SMU Mustangs and Tulsa Golden Hurricane meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
The SMU Mustangs look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The SMU Mustangs are averaging 75.2 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 40 percent shooting. Kendric Davis is averaging 16.8 points and 4.3 rebounds while Feron Hunt is averaging 12.2 points and 0.7 assists. Emmanuel Bandoumel is the third double-digit scorer and Ethan Chargois is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The SMU Mustangs are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The SMU Mustangs are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are averaging 67.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 64.1 points on 39 percent shooting. Brandon Rachal is averaging 15.1 points and 6.7 rebounds while Elijah Joiner is averaging 10.2 points and 4.7 rebounds. Darien Jackson is dishing 2.3 assists and Rey Idowu is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are shooting 29.8 percent from beyond the arc and 66.2 percent from the free throw line. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The Mustangs are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 road games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Golden Hurricane are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Mustangs last 5 overall. The under is 20-8-1 in Golden Hurricane last 29 home games. The road team is 21-6-1 ATS in the last 28 meetings.
Both of these clubs have run hot and cold lately, but you can make a strong argument the SMU Mustangs are the better team when they’re right. The issue here is that the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are at home where they win by an average of 16.2 points while shooting 47.8 percent from the field and allowing 37.2 percent shooting from the field. In a near pick em contest, I’ll take Tulsa on its home court.
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