Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-18) vs. Central Florida Knights (14-9)
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Central Florida Knights -15 / Tulsa Golden Hurricane +15; Over/Under: +138
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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and UCF Knights meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Addition Financial Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Preview
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are averaging 67.7 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 77 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Sam Griffin is averaging 15.4 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Bryant Selebangue is averaging 12.3 points and 0.9 assists. Brandon Betson is dishing 2.2 assists and Tim Dalger is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the free throw line. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are allowing 30.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.3 rebounds per game.
The UCF Knights Betting Preview
The UCF Knights are averaging 71.6 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 66.3 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Taylor Hendricks is averaging 14.7 points and 1.6 assists, while CJ Kelly is averaging 12.4 points and 3.8 rebounds. Ithiel Horton is the third double-digit scorer and Darius Johnson is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
Tulsa vs UCF Trends
The Golden Hurricane are 7-21 ATS in their last 28 road games and 17-38-2 ATS in their last 57 games overall. The Knights are 9-23 ATS in their last 32 Saturday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 9-3 in Golden Hurricane last 12 overall. The over is 4-0-1 in Knights last 5 overall. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
Neither team is playing well, so this sort of chalk is a bit insane, but it’s an indication of just how bad Tulsa is. UCF is the head and shoulders better team despite its recent stretch, and it wins at home by an average of 10 points. Also, 6 of UCF’s 11 covers this season have come at home. Tulsa is terrible, no matter how you slice it. It’s the chalk or pass for me.
