UAB Blazers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (20-4) will play the UAB Blazers (15-9) at Reynolds Center on Wednesday.

The UAB Blazers faced Rice and took home the win by a score of 71-65 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Blazers ended up finishing with 10 and Rice accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 28 attempts from distance. Rice ended up going 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 10 shots. Additionally, Rice snagged 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Rice recorded 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, UAB let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the field on 26 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Blazers buried 13 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. UAB ended the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 63) and converted 6 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Chance Westry is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 41.2% from the field and distributed 9 assists.

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UAB will play this contest with a win-loss record of 15-9 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 14.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, UAB is snagging 41.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 342 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 183rd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Blazers are hitting 28.6% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 476) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They average 81.4 points per contest (78th in the country) on 44.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Blazers are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 204th in D-1 in giving up assists with 332 conceded for the season. The Blazers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (640 of 1,492) and they surrender 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 32.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 228th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (75.1).

In their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a loss by a final score of 80-74 against South Florida. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Tulsa allowed South Florida to collect 30 overall (9 offensive). They finished 23.3% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 30 and ended up shooting 23 of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Golden Hurricane allowed South Florida to knock down 25 out of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Hurricane finished shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Tulsa knocked down 15 out of 38 attempts (39.5%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. South Florida committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Golden Hurricane snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup.

Ade Popoola pitched in for the Golden Hurricane in the matchup. He scored 24 points in his 36 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He converted 8 out of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Tulsa has a record of 20-4 for the year. The Golden Hurricane commit 16.5 fouls every game and they connect on 78.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (102nd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. Tulsa has 2,086 pts on the year (86.9 per game) and they average 38.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 48.9% from the field, which ranks 29th in the nation.

The Tulsa defense gives up 32.7% on three-point shots (194 of 593) and opponents are making 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.6 dimes and 31.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 118th and 37th in college. The Golden Hurricane defensively are ranked 159th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 72.9. They have forced 10.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (98th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UAB

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