UAB vs. Tulsa Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 29

Published 6:28 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Wednesday’s game features the UAB Blazers (12-8, 5-2 AAC) and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-11, 3-4 AAC) clashing at Donald W. Reynolds Center (on January 29) at 8:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 79-75 win for UAB.

According to our computer prediction, Tulsa should cover the spread, which is currently listed at 7.5. The two teams are projected to eclipse the 152.5 over/under.

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UAB vs. Tulsa Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
  • Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Venue: Donald W. Reynolds Center
  • Line: UAB -7.5
  • Point total: 152.5
  • Moneyline (to win): UAB -345, Tulsa +270

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UAB vs. Tulsa Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    UAB 79, Tulsa 75

Spread & Total Prediction for UAB vs. Tulsa

  • Pick ATS: Tulsa (+7.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (152.5)

UAB’s record against the spread so far this season is 8-11-0, and Tulsa’s is 6-12-0. The Blazers are 11-8-0 and the Golden Hurricane are 8-10-0 in terms of going over the point total. The teams average 158.8 points per game, 6.3 more points than this matchup’s total. UAB is 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall over its past 10 games, while Tulsa has gone 5-5 against the spread and 4-6 overall.

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UAB Performance Insights

  • The Blazers’ +158 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 84.4 points per game (12th in college basketball) while giving up 76.5 per outing (305th in college basketball).
  • UAB wins the rebound battle by 6.6 boards on average. It records 37.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 17th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 30.4 per outing.
  • UAB makes 6.8 three-pointers per game (274th in college basketball) at a 33.6% rate (198th in college basketball), compared to the 7.9 per contest its opponents make while shooting 34.9% from deep.
  • The Blazers’ 101.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 61st in college basketball, and the 92.1 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 181st in college basketball.
  • UAB has committed 10.9 turnovers per game (126th in college basketball play) while forcing 11.4 (209th in college basketball).

Tulsa Performance Insights

  • The Golden Hurricane have a +11 scoring differential, putting up 74.4 points per game (196th in college basketball) and giving up 73.8 (247th in college basketball).
  • Tulsa records 34.2 rebounds per game (94th in college basketball) while conceding 33.1 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.1 boards per game.
  • Tulsa makes 8.8 three-pointers per game (87th in college basketball) at a 32.9% rate (231st in college basketball), compared to the 6.9 per game its opponents make, at a 33.7% rate.
  • Tulsa forces 10.5 turnovers per game (287th in college basketball) while committing 11.3 (167th in college basketball).

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