Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 1/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs UAB Blazers

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (12-6) will try to beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (14-3) at Bartow Arena on Sunday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane stepped onto the hardwood against Charlotte and notched a win by a score of 86-74 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up walking away with 18 while Charlotte accumulated 18 fouls. They made 7 of their 21 tries from long range. Charlotte finished 88.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 17 attempts. In addition, Charlotte had 21 rebounds (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Charlotte doled out 8 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Tulsa allowed their opponent to shoot 47.3% from the field on 26 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Golden Hurricane made 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Tulsa finished the game with a 50.9% FG percentage (29 of 57) and buried 10 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

David Green is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He shot 66.7% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 34 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Tulsa steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 14-3 for the campaign. They are averaging 87.6 points per contest (24th in the country) while connecting on 48.7% from the field. The Golden Hurricane are hitting 39.3% on shots from beyond the arc (175 of 445) and 78.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tulsa is pulling down 38.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 270 assists for the year, which has them ranked 111th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Hurricane are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 128th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 219 surrendered for the year. The Golden Hurricane defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (427 of 1,008) and they concede 30.2 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 33.6% on 3-point shots while they are 134th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.8).

In their last game, the UAB Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 82-69 against Tulane. The Blazers collected 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the game. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. Tulane committed 17 fouls for this game which took the Blazers to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 94.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, UAB converted 5 of 13 attempts (38.5%). When all was said and done, the Blazers went 30 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. The Blazers allowed Tulane to bury 24 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this contest. They shot 25.9% from 3-point land via 7 out of 27 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, UAB permitted Tulane to collect 26 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Jacob Meyer ended up being a major contributor for the Blazers in this game. He knocked down 12 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 29 points in his 41 minutes on the court and earned 2 dimes in this contest.

UAB has a mark of 12-6 on the year. The Blazers commit 15.1 fouls every game and they hit 70.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.0 times per contest (141st in college) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per game. UAB has totaled 1,501 pts for the year (83.4 per contest) and they grab 42.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Blazers are shooting 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 176th in college hoops.

The UAB defense allows 32.5% on 3-pointers (148 of 456) and their opponents are making 73.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.8 assists and 35.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 219th and 249th in the nation. The Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 189th in college hoops in points given up per game with 73.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (92nd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB

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