The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks head to Donald Reynolds Center to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Action starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will air on ES3.
The Golden Hurricane are hoping to rebound after their 76-71 loss to Oregon State on Saturday. Rashad Smith was the game’s high scorer, recording 20 points. The Lumberjacks, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 84-57 loss to Little Rock on Sunday. Kris Yanku had a team-high 13 points.
Tulsa is a big 19-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is sitting at 148 points. The Golden Hurricane enter the game with records of 7-4 Straight Up (SU) and 5-5 Against The Spread (ATS). The Golden Hurricane are an exceptional shooting team from the line with 18.0 free throws made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I. Not making mistakes with the ball is a staple of the Tulsa offense, which averages just 11.5 turnovers per game.
As for their opponent, the Lumberjacks have started the season poorly ATS with a 0-5 record to go along with a 2-8 SU record.
Tulsa and Northern Arizona will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tulsa, ATS Winner – Tulsa, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa’s last 6 games.
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks average 72.4 possessions per game and .943 points per possession. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane earn fewer possessions with 70.4, but they score more points with 1.074.
Tulsa averages an effective field goal percentage of 50.8%. Northern Arizona has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-6).
Tulsa makes an average of 6.7 steals per game. Northern Arizona has not won a game when it has given up 7 or more steals this season (0-4).
