Tulsa vs. Mississippi Valley State betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-9) are heavy underdogs (by 26 points) to stop a nine-game road losing streak when they visit the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is set at 136.

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Tulsa Cover -26 vs Mississippi Valley State -111

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Tulsa vs. Mississippi Valley State betting lines

  • Tulsa moneyline odds to win: -50000
  • Mississippi Valley State moneyline odds to win: +3500
  • Spread: Tulsa (-26)
  • Total: 136

Tulsa statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Tulsa covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games last season. Tulsa covered 11 times in 17 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered two times in 11 opportunities in away games.
  • The Golden Hurricane went over the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (41.2%) than away games (72.7%) last season.
  • Tulsa won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 10-0 (1.000). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 0-1 (.000).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Golden Hurricane were 130th in the nation offensively (75.0 points scored per game) and 243rd defensively (73.9 points allowed).
  • On the glass, Tulsa was 164th in the nation in rebounds (32.2 per game) last year. It was 310th in rebounds allowed (34.0 per game).
  • With 12.5 assists per game last season, the Golden Hurricane were 231st in college basketball.

Tulsa betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-9-0 (Home: 0-5-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-4 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.5 (342nd in nation) 44.9 (265th) 33.2 (178th) 35.5 (339th) 13.3 (225th) 11.6 (178th)

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Mississippi Valley State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Mississippi Valley State was better at home (4-5-0) than on the road (9-12-1) last season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Delta Devils games finished over five of nine times at home (55.6%) last year, and eight of 22 on the road (36.4%).
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Delta Devils won a higher percentage of games at home (1-8) than on the road (0-13).

Last season stats

  • While the Delta Devils ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last season with 55.5 (-3-worst), they ranked 327th in college basketball with 77.7 points given up per contest.
  • Mississippi Valley State pulled down only 26.7 rebounds per game (second-worst in college basketball), and allowed 33.3 rebounds per contest (280th-ranked).
  • The Delta Devils averaged only 8.7 dimes per contest, which ranked -1-worst in college basketball.

Mississippi Valley State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-6-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 26+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.3 (352nd in nation) 50.3 (362nd) 24.5 (363rd) 31.9 (235th) 8.1 (364th) 16.5 (359th)
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