Tulsa Golden Hurricane – March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016

East No. 11 -Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Overall: 20-11, Conf: 12-6)

Team Strengths:

Call Tulsa the West Virginia of the American Athletic Conference. Like the Mountaineers, Tulsa is a pesky team on defense, one that forces opponents to commit 14.3 turnovers per game—48th most in the nation. This frenetic defense has also held Golden Hurricane opponents to only 69.7 points per game, while shooting a mediocre 41.6 percent from the field.

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Team Weaknesses:

Mirroring West Virginia once again, Tulsa commits plenty of personal fouls as a result of endless desire to trap opposing ball-handlers. The Golden Hurricane pick up 17.7 personal fouls per game. If it’s any consolation, their opponents don’t appear to cash in fully on the free throw line as they’re making just 19.8 trips to the foul line per game. As for the offense, Tulsa’s a team that carries little threat  beyond the arc. It’s shooting just 32.9% from deep, though the Golden Hurricane knock down 7.0 threes per contest.

Team Stats:

Category | Stat | NCAA Rank
Points Per Game | 74.0 | 140
Rebounds Per Game | 35.1 | 212
Blocks Per Game | 2.7 | 258
3-Point Percentage | 32.9% | 250
Free Throw Percentage | 67.9% | 256

Starting Lineup:

Position | Name | PPG
F | Rashad Smith | 7.2
F | Brandon Swannegan | 6.5
G | James Woodard | 15.6
G | Shaquille Harrison | 14.8
G | Pat Birt | 12.4

Writer’s Prediction:

Tulsa beats Michigan in the First Four round.