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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Texas State Bobcats face off on Saturday in college basketball action.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are 4-4 this season and they have lost 2 of their last 3 games. Tulsa is averaging 69.5 points per game and they are shooting 45 percent from the floor and 34.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 71.5 points and their opponents are shooting 43.5 percent. Jaleel Wheeler leads the Golden Hurricane averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per game. Junior Etou is averaging 11.9 points and 7.3 rebounds, Corey Henderson Jr. is averaging 8.5 points, and Pat Birt is averaging 8.4 points. Tulsa played well last time out against Oklahoma State but they weren’t good enough.
The Texas State Bobcats are 5-4 this season and they have won 3 of their last 4 games. Texas State is averaging 67.1 points per game and they are shooting 43.9 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 65.2 points and their opponents are shooting 39.4 percent. Kavin Gilder-Tilbury leads the Bobcats averaging 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Nijal Pearson is averaging 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds for Texas State, Bobby Conley is averaging 8.4 points, and Maljhum McCrea is averaging 5.3 points. Texas State’s recent wins have come against soft competition.
Tulsa is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games, 8-3-2 against the spread in their last 13 home games, and 2-5 against the spread against a team with a winning record. Texas State is 9-3 against the spread in their last 12 games and 6-16-1 against the spread in their last 23 Saturday games.
I am not a big believer in Tulsa and Frank Haith coached teams in general so I will take the point with Texas State.
MITCH'S PICK
Texas State Bobcats +11
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Texas State Bobcats face off on Saturday in college basketball action.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are 4-4 this season and they have lost 2 of their last 3 games. Tulsa is averaging 69.5 points per game and they are shooting 45 percent from the floor and 34.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 71.5 points and their opponents are shooting 43.5 percent. Jaleel Wheeler leads the Golden Hurricane averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per game. Junior Etou is averaging 11.9 points and 7.3 rebounds, Corey Henderson Jr. is averaging 8.5 points, and Pat Birt is averaging 8.4 points. Tulsa played well last time out against Oklahoma State but they weren’t good enough.
The Texas State Bobcats are 5-4 this season and they have won 3 of their last 4 games. Texas State is averaging 67.1 points per game and they are shooting 43.9 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 65.2 points and their opponents are shooting 39.4 percent. Kavin Gilder-Tilbury leads the Bobcats averaging 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Nijal Pearson is averaging 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds for Texas State, Bobby Conley is averaging 8.4 points, and Maljhum McCrea is averaging 5.3 points. Texas State’s recent wins have come against soft competition.
Tulsa is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games, 8-3-2 against the spread in their last 13 home games, and 2-5 against the spread against a team with a winning record. Texas State is 9-3 against the spread in their last 12 games and 6-16-1 against the spread in their last 23 Saturday games.
I am not a big believer in Tulsa and Frank Haith coached teams in general so I will take the point with Texas State.
MITCH'S PICK
Texas State Bobcats +11
