Tulsa vs. Duke – College Basketball Odds & Picks: The No. 5 ranked Duke Blue Devils step out of Atlantic Coast Conference action Thursday night when they host the Tulsa University Golden Hurricane of Conference-USA at Cameron Indoor Stadium. College basketball gamblers can pick this game up at 7 pm Eastern on ESPN2.
College basketball oddmakers at online sportsbook BetUS.com list the Blue Devils as heavy 18 1/2-point favorite versus the Golden Hurricane.
The Blue Devils are 23-4 on the season and has won its last six contests while the Hurricane comes into the game with an overall 19-8 mark, but has lost its' last three games.
Duke comes into the game with a 76-game home court non-conference winning streak. The Blue Devils score 80 points a game, while holding the opposition to 62.5 points. The Hurricane averages 72.7 points and allows 64.3 points to the opponent. Duke shoots 44-percent from the field, while Tulsa connects on 46-percent.
Duke's big three of senior Jon Scheyer and juniors Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler is the top scoring trio in the nation, averaging 53.7 points between them. Scheyer averages a team-leading 18.9 points, while Smith scores 17.9 points and Singler averages 16.9 points. The Duke trio each shoot 39-percent or better from three-point range.
Tulsa has a top scoring trio of their own with Ben Uzoh, Jerome Jordan and Justin Hurtt averaged 45.1 points on the season. Uzoh averages a team-leading 16.1 points and 4.4 assists in Tulsa's 27 games this year, while Jordan scores at a 15.2 clip and has team-bests of 8.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks. The junior Hurtt averages 13.8 points for the Hurricane.
College basketball picks: Duke will continue its home winning streak versus Tulsa but the Golden Hurricane will surprise some folks and cover the + 18 1/2-chalk.
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