Tulsa vs Oral Roberts 12/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane meet in college basketball action from the Reynolds Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles will look to build on their 116-68 win over subdivision Occidental last time out. Max Abmas leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 16 PPG along with 6.7 RPG and 3.4 APG while Connor Vanover has 13.3 PPG and a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles on the glass this season. Isaac McBride’s added 11.9 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oral Roberts so far this season. Carlos Jurgens also has a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Golden Eagles in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Oral Roberts is averaging 84 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will try to rebound from three straight losses after an 82-56 loss to Oklahoma State last time out. Sam Griffin leads the Golden Hurricane in scoring with 16.2 PPG while Brandon Betson has 11 PPG with 2.7 APG and Tim Dalger has 10.6 PPG with 5.2 RPG. Bryant Selebangue has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 8.3 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 3.5 APG to lead the Golden Hurricane in assists this season. As a team, Tulsa is averaging 70.2 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 72.7% from the foul line this season.

Oral Roberts is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the over is 8-3 in their last 11 road games. Tulsa is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 3-1-1 in their last 5 home games.

I get the case to be made either way in this game, but I’m looking at Oral Roberts here. It’s crazy to lay points on the road with Oral Roberts, but between two teams that are subpar defensively, I’d rather have the team that’s top-20 in scoring like Oral Roberts is. It’s not a game I’m rushing to bet, but if everything plays out true to form, the Golden Eagles should win and cover here.