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Game time: December 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: Donald W. Reynolds Center — Tulsa, OK

Article updated Dec 10, 9:55 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Central Michigan is on the road playing Tulsa at the Donald Reynolds Center stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Tulsa -8.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Central Michigan is on the road playing Tulsa at the Donald Reynolds Center stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Tulsa -8.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

The Central Michigan Chippewas play in their 10th game of the season today, posting a 3-4 record. Currently, the Chippewas are 0-3, having played three games on the road. Central Michigan has been the underdog in four games this season, finishing 0-4. According to the oddsmakers, the Chippewas are +8.5 point underdogs at the moment.

The Chippewas will try to make early inroads At 14.89 points per game, Brian Taylor is the Chippewas' leading scorer. As well as contributing to Central Michigan's scoring efforts, Taylor is also the team's top rebounder at 7.0 boards per game. In addition to Taylor, the team has benefited from the strong play of Jesse Zarzuela, who scores 16.57 points per game. On average, he hits 39.8% of his shots and adds 1.71 boards per game.

Cent ral Michigan has struggled to produce offensively this season, ranking 365th in college basketball at 65.9 points per game. They have played at a below average pace, and they have struggled to knock down outside shots, which is a major reason for their low scoring totals. In the NCAA, the Chippewas rank 240th with a 34.1% 3-point shooting percentage.

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GOLDEN HURRICANE PREVIEW:

The GoldenHurricanese will play against Central Michigan for the 9th time this season. They are 2-6 on the season. With a record of 2-4, the Golden Hurricanes have been the home team six times. The Golden Hurricanes have a betting line of -8.5 points in their favor. Tulsa has been favored in 2 games this season, sitting at 1-1.

Griffin averages 16.0 points per game for the Golden Hurricanes. Griffin is also crucial to the team's ability to score on the perimeter. As of now, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. On his way to averaging 11.88 points per game, Bryant Selebangue has hit 62.9% of his field goal attempts for the Golden Hurricanes.

Tulsa has struggled to produce offensively this season, ranking 316th in college basketball at 67.4 points per game. They have played at a below average pace, and have had difficulty knocking down outside shots, explaining their low scoring totals. The Golden Hurricanes rank 239th in the NCAA with a 34.2% 3-point shooting percentage.

Based on our analysis of today's matchup between Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Central Michigan Chippewas, we predict Tulsa to cover the spread by 8.5 points. Even though the Golden Hurricane are 2-3 over their previous five games as favorites, we believe that the oddsmakers have set the line too low. It will be a tough matchup for Tulsa today as they face Central Michigan, which likes to play slow. We expect the team to put together an efficient offensive performance while also limiting the Chippewas' offense, resulting in both astraight-up winand an ATS win. Place your wager on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to cover before tip-off!

Central Michigan Highlights

With a power ranking of 176, Central Michigan is ranked #176 in offense (scoring an average of 72.75 per game), #200 in defense (allowing an average of 69.13 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-5 (4-3 ATS) this season.

Tulsa Highlights

Tulsa Golden Hurricane has a power ranking of 295 and are #250 for offense (scoring an average of 69.57 per game), #308 for defense (giving up an average of 69.13 points per game) and 2-6 (1-6-1 ATS) overall. Central Michigan went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Tulsa.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CMICH 83.5, TULSA 66.5. The SportsJaw community predicts Central Michigan Chippewas to cover (51%) OddsShark predicts Central Michigan will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

62% picked Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Chippewas 78 to Golden Hurricane 70.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Chippewas 78 to Golden Hurricane 70.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Chippewas vs Golden Hurricane archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Chippewas vs Golden Hurricane matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Central Michigan Chippewas+328 → +320Moved
  • Moneyline · Tulsa Golden Hurricane-383 → -400Moved
  • Spread · Central Michigan Chippewas+8.5 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Tulsa Golden Hurricane-8.5 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over149.5 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under149.5 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Central Michigan Chippewas
3-4 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1-6 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-10T14:55:47.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated Central Michigan Chippewas 70-63

Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated Central Michigan Chippewas 70-63 on December 10, 2022, a 7-point decision in the series. Tulsa Golden Hurricane's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 31-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Central Michigan Chippewas +8.5 (-110) spread, Central Michigan Chippewas covered, while the 133 combined points finished under the recorded total of 149.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MackintoshSpread · Tulsa Golden Hurricane -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • RoycejacobsSpread · Central Michigan Chippewas +8.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Central Michigan Chippewas +8.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 149.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Central Michigan Chippewas +8.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Tulsa Golden Hurricane -8.5 (-110)Loss