Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (14-9) will go up against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (19-3) at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Wednesday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane played Wichita State and took home the win by a score of 93-83 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane walked away with 21 and Wichita State totaled 21 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Wichita State finished the game at 62.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 32 attempts. Moreover, Wichita State pulled down 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wichita State earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, Tulsa allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the field on 28 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane made 19 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 70.4%. Tulsa finished the contest having earned a 60.0% field goal percentage (33 of 55) and converted 8 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Tylen Riley is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up with 30 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and totaled 5 boards. He finished the game at 81.8% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Tulsa heads into this game with a mark of 19-3 this year. They currently have an average of 87.9 pts per game (16th in D-1) while hitting 49.5% from the field. The Golden Hurricane are hitting 39.6% on shots from downtown (222 of 561) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tulsa is grabbing 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 340 dimes on the campaign, which is 115th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Hurricane are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are ranked 102nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 276 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Hurricane defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.5% (561 of 1,319) and they concede 30.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 148th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.4).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Atlantic Owls took a defeat with a final score of 76-75 against East Carolina. The Owls collected 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 16 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. East Carolina earned 10 personal fouls for this game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Florida Atlantic converted 9 out of 23 attempts (39.1%). Overall, the Owls went 29 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Owls allowed East Carolina to knock down 26 out of 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% in this matchup. They finished shooting 47.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 17 and ended up going 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Florida Atlantic allowed East Carolina to collect 30 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Amar Amkou was important for the Owls in this contest. He had 7 points in his 12 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 3 out of 6 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic has a win-loss record of 14-9 for the campaign. The Owls are committing 18.1 fouls per contest while shooting 72.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (179th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per game. Florida Atlantic has earned 1,877 points for the season (81.6 per contest) and they grab 39.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Owls are shooting 46.7% from the field, which ranks 104th in college.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 210th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 74.6. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (138th in the country). The Florida Atlantic defense gives up 34.7% on 3-pointers (175 of 504) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 34.1 rebounds per game, which ranks them 76th and 161st in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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