Tulsa vs Mississippi Valley State 12/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane meet in college basketball action from the Reynolds Center on Friday night.

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will try to snap a six-game losing streak after a 71-48 loss to Wichita State last time out. Terry Collins leads the Delta Devils in scoring, rebounding and assists with 16.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG and 1.5 APG while Rayquan Brown had 14 points with 10 rebounds in his debut in the Wichita State matchup. As a team, Mississippi Valley State is averaging 52.9 PPG on 36.3% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three and 64.7% from the foul line this season.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will look to build on a 70-63 win over Central Michigan last time out. Sam Griffin leads the Golden Hurricane in scoring with 15.7 PPG while Brandon Betson has 11.2 PPG with 2.3 APG and Bryant Selebangue has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Golden Hurricane on the glass and to cap off the scoring in double figures for Tulsa up to this point in the year. Anthony Pritchard also has a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Golden Hurricane in assists this season. As a team, Tulsa is averaging 69.9 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 68.9% from the foul line this season.

Mississippi Valley State is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games following an ATS win. Tulsa is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games overall while the under is 4-0-1 in their last 5 home games.

I get the case to be made for either side here as Tulsa’s the better team but they haven’t been able to cover for the life of themselves, so I’ll side with the under in this game. Mississippi Valley State is the worst scoring offense in the country, logging 52.9 PPG and while Tulsa’s had defensive issues, they’ve played to five straight unders. I just don’t think that the Delta Devils can do enough to contribute to the total here even if Tulsa scores into the high-70s or the 80s. Give me the under.