Austin Peay Governors vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Austin Peay Governors vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is the site where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1) will try to defeat the Austin Peay Governors (3-2) on Friday.

The Austin Peay Governors played Ole Miss and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-65 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Governors ended up with 18 while Ole Miss accounted for 11 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Ole Miss finished 71.4% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Ole Miss totaled 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ole Miss doled out 18 assists and had 9 steals for the game. In relation to defense, Austin Peay allowed 41.0% from the field on 25 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 16 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Governors converted 6 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Austin Peay ended with a 35.7% field goal percentage (25 of 70) and knocked down 9 of 33 3-pointers.

Collin Parker is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played 33 mins and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Austin Peay enters this contest with a mark of 3-2 for the year. They have an average of 80.2 points per contest (171st in D-1) while hitting 43.5% from the floor. The Governors are shooting 32.7% on shots from downtown (49 of 150) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Austin Peay is collecting 39.6 boards per game and has tallied 81 assists for the year, which has them ranked 89th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Governors are forcing 19.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 27.6% on shots from downtown while they are 35th in college in PPG from their opponents (63.0). The Governors are giving up a FG percentage of 38.2% (109 of 285) and they relinquish 40.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 282nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 74 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-83 when they faced Kansas State. The Golden Hurricane earned 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this contest. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Kansas State earned 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.4%. In regard to shots from downtown, Tulsa knocked down 8 of 30 tries (26.7%). In all, the Golden Hurricane finished the game shooting 27 for 66 from the field which had them sitting at 40.9%. The Golden Hurricane allowed Kansas State to knock down 30 of 68 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.1% in the game. They went 20.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 24 and finished the game at 19 of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Tulsa allowed Kansas State to snag 38 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Miles Barnstable pitched in for the Golden Hurricane for this game. He made 6 of 16 in this contest for a rate of 37.5%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Tulsa has a mark of 3-1 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 128th in the country. Tulsa has scored 353 pts for the season (88.3 per game) and they pull in 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.8 times per contest (116th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Golden Hurricane commit 17.8 fouls per game and they hit 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Tulsa defense concedes 31.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (32 of 101) and their opponents are converting on 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 28.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 230th and 18th in the country. The Golden Hurricane on defense are ranked 191st in the country in PPG surrendered with 73.3. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (189th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Austin Peay

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