Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Memphis Tigers NCAAB Betting Prediction

Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Memphis Tigers Prediction 2/5/2025

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-13) travel to face off against the Memphis Tigers (18-4) on Wednesday, February 5th. This game will be played at FedExForum in Memphis and televised on ESPN+. Memphis is coming off a win in their previous game, while Tulsa is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Tulane. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Memphis Tigers

The Golden Hurricane Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Recent Game/Games

Tulsa’s season record fell to 7-13 after a 59-56 road loss to Tulane on Sunday. Despite being +9.5 point underdogs, the Golden Hurricane kept the game close and covered the spread.

Tulsa led 28-26 at halftime but allowed 33 points in the 2nd half while scoring 28. The game’s total points of 115 fell well short of the 142.5 O/U line.

The Tigers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Memphis Tigers Recent Game/Games

Memphis improved to 18-4 on the season with an 86-83 road win over Rice on Sunday. The Tigers were -9.5 favorites going into the game but didn’t cover the spread.

Memphis led 44-39 at halftime and scored 42 points in the 2nd half while allowing 44. The total points for the game were 169, surpassing the O/U line of 146.5.

Golden Hurricane Offense Breakdown

Tulsa’s offense struggled in their last game, putting up just 56 points on 37.9% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 44.8%, with a 28% success rate from beyond the arc, hitting 7 of 25 attempts. They also shot 62.5% from the free-throw line, making 5 of 8 attempts.

Rowan Brumbaugh led the way with 23 points, connecting on 5 of 8 threes and shooting 50% overall. Dwon Odom added 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting, while Isaiah Barnes contributed 12 points, hitting 2 of 6 from deep.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Memphis put up 86 points in their last game, shooting 55% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 63.3%. They connected on 52.4% of their three-point attempts, going 11-for-21 from deep, and added 11 offensive rebounds and 20 assists.

PJ Haggerty led the way with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, shooting 11-for-18 from the field. Tyrese Hunter, PJ Carter, and Trae Broadnax each contributed 19 points, with Carter hitting 5 threes at a 71.4% clip.

Golden Hurricane Team Defense

Despite Tulsa’s strong defensive effort, they couldn’t hold off their opponent, who scored 59 points. The Golden Hurricane allowed 39% shooting from the field, with their opponent hitting 21 of 53 attempts.

Tulsa’s defense gave up 7 threes on 22 attempts, a 31% shooting rate from beyond the arc. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 15 times, where they converted 10 of those opportunities.

Tigers Team Defense

Despite Tulsa’s defensive efforts, they allowed 59 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 39% from the field. Tulsa held them to 45% shooting on two-point attempts, as they went 14/31.

From beyond the arc, Tulsa’s defense limited the opposition to 31% shooting, with 7 made threes on 22 attempts. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 15 times, where they converted 10, shooting 66%. Tulsa gave up 8 offensive rebounds.

Golden Hurricane vs Tigers Trends

  • When looking at their past ten road matchups, Tulsa has an ATS record of 5-5 while averaging 68 per game. The team went 3-7 overall in these games.
  • Although Memphis has a straight up record of 8-2 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 5-5. The team averaged 79 points per game in these games.
  • Looking back on the team’s last three games as the underdog, the Golden Hurricane have a straight up record of 1-2. Their record vs the spread in these games was 2-1.
  • Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Tigers have gone 4-6 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 9-1.

Golden Hurricane vs Tigers Prediction

In this Tigers vs. Tigers matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Tigers at -18.5. While we project the Tigers to win 76-70, our recommendation is to bet on the Golden Hurricane for the point-spread.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 146.5, and our model projects the Golden Hurricane and Tigers to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the under.


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