UCONN at Tulsa 2/6/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/05/2020 at 8:18 PM ET

The UConn Huskies visit Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday for an American Athletic Conference tilt against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. UConn fell to 11-10 overall 2-6 in the AAC following is 70-63 loss on Saturday to the Memphis Tigers. The Huskies have lost five of their last six including a loss to Tulsa 79-75.

Christian Vital is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Huskies with averages of 14.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Alterique Gilbert is the leader in assists with an average of 4.5 per game. James Bouknight is the second-leading scorer with an average of 10.3 points per game and just one of two Huskies averaging double figures and scoring.

Tulsa improved to 15-6 overall and 7-1 in the ACC following its 54-51 victory on Saturday over the Wichita State Shockers. Tulsa has  skyrocketed to the top of the AAC thanks to winning each of its last six in the conference and seven of the last 8 in AAC action. The Golden Hurricane has defeated Memphis, Temple, and UConn. The Golden Hurricane beat UConn last week 79-75.

Brandon Rachal is the leading scorer and rebounder for Tulsa with averages of 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, while Elijah Joiner is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Jeriah Horne is the second leading scorer with an average of 11.8 points per game and one of three players for the Golden Hurricane averaging double figures in scoring.

Tulsa is on fire. The Golden Hurricane is 6-0 straight up and 5-1 ATS over its last six games played. Tulsa sits atop the American Athletic Conference with a record of 7-1 and defeated the UConn Huskies 79-75 on the road January 26th while covering as 5.5-point road dogs. Look for that trend to continue at home against the Huskies. Final Score Prediction, Tulsa Golden Hurricane wins and covers ATS 83-70.

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