Tulsa vs UCF 3/6/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UCF Knights will travel to the Donald W. Reynolds Center to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The UCF Knights had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 17-10 on the season after being defeated by the Tulane Green Wave, 82-67, this past Thursday. UCF struggled on the offensive end against Tulane and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 34-18 margin. UCF shot 37.1% from the field & 25.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Tulane to shoot 48.3% from the field & 37.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Knights was C.J. Walker who had a double-double with 13 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, UCF is averaging 70.1 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Knights are averaging 8.7 three-pointers per game on 34.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UCF has been led by Darin Green Jr. (13.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.6 apg), Darius Perry (11.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.7 spg), Brandon Mahan (10.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.6 spg), & C.J. Walker (8.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, UCF is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 ppg on 42.3% shooting from the field. The Knights have a rebound margin of 0.9 and a turnover margin of 1.0.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 9-19 on the season after being defeated by the Wichita State Shockers, 72-62, this past Wednesday. Tulsa trailed by a 38-29 margin at halftime and could not fight back after the Shockers took a 63-50 lead with 6:00 minutes left in regulation. Tulsa shot 41.2% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Wichita State to shoot 49.1% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Golden Hurricane was Jeriah Horne who had 15 points, 6 rebounds, & 4 assists.

On the season, Tulsa is averaging 67.3 ppg on 43.7% shooting from the field. The Golden Hurricane are averaging 6.6 three-pointers per game on 33.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Tulsa has been led by Jeriah Horne (16.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg), Sam Griffin (14.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.2 spg), Darien Jackson (9.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.0 spg), & Rey Idowu (7.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg).

Defensively, Tulsa is allowing their opponents to an average of 69.5 ppg on 44.4% shooting from the field. The Golden Hurricane have a rebound margin of -2.6 and a turnover margin of 1.1.

The Knights are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tulsa games, however, are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Golden Hurricane are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games & 1-5 ATS in their last 6 March games.

Tulsa has struggled on both sides of the court this season, coming into this game ranked 267^th in scoring offense, 208^th in FG%, & 188^th in scoring defense, and have struggled as of late, losing 7 of their last 9 games. UCF is just 4-7 on the road, however, the Knights defense has been decent this season, ranking 134^th in scoring defense & 130^th in defensive FG%, and as UCF has no trouble defeating Tulsa by a 76-67 margin at home a few weeks ago, I think the Knights have success again in this matchup and cover this small road spread. Good Luck!