The UAB Blazers (12-6, 3-2 AAC) are at home in AAC play against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (14-3, 2-2 AAC) on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET. The Blazers are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup’s over/under is 157.5.
UAB vs. Tulsa Odds
UAB odds to win: -136 Tulsa odds to win: +114 Spread: UAB (-1.5) Total: 157.5UAB vs. Tulsa Promo Codes
Game Time and Information
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026 Time: 3 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Birmingham, Alabama Venue: Bartow ArenaWho Will Win UAB vs. Tulsa?
UAB and Tulsa Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season it was favored by 1.5 points or more, UAB has a 7-6 record against the spread.
Tulsa is a perfect 3-0 against the spread when an underdog by 1.5 points or more this year.
Between them, these two teams average 13.5 more points per game (171) than this game’s total (157.5).
Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 145.5 points per game, 12.0 fewer than the point total in this game.
The average point total for UAB’s games this season is 0.4 fewer points than the total of 157.5 in this matchup.
Golden Hurricane games this year have averaged a total of 159.4 points, 1.9 more than the point total in this matchup.
So far this season, the Blazers have put together a 10-7-0 record against the spread.
The Golden Hurricane have a 10-5-0 record against the spread this season.
UAB Stats & Insights
UAB’s +175 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 83.4 points per game (66th in college basketball) while giving up 73.7 per outing (182nd in college basketball).
UAB ranks 19th in the nation at 37.9 rebounds per game. That’s 5.9 more than the 32.0 its opponents average.
The Blazers hit 5.6 three-pointers per game (342nd in college basketball) at a 29.5% rate (348th in college basketball), compared to the 8.2 per contest their opponents make while shooting 32.5% from deep.
UAB scores 99.9 points per 100 possessions (139th in college basketball), while giving up 88.3 points per 100 possessions (60th in college basketball).
The Blazers are posting 86.2 points per game at home. In road games, they are averaging 80.5 points per contest.
Tulsa Stats & Insights
Tulsa puts up 87.6 points per game (21st in college basketball) while allowing 71.8 per outing (127th in college basketball). It has a +270 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 15.8 points per game.
The 33.8 rebounds per game Tulsa accumulates rank 118th in the nation, 7.0 more than the 26.8 its opponents collect.
Tulsa hits 10.3 three-pointers per game (34th in college basketball) at a 39.3% rate (11th in college basketball), compared to the 8.5 per game its opponents make, at a 33.6% rate.
Tulsa’s 112.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fourth in college basketball, and the 92.0 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 140th in college basketball.
The Golden Hurricane are scoring more points at home (96.9 per game) than away (81.2).
UAB Key Players to Watch
The Blazers leader in points and assists is Chance Westry, who scores 15.0 points per game to go with 4.6 assists.
Evan Chatman leads UAB in rebounding, grabbing 8.4 rebounds per game while also scoring 8.4 points a contest.
Ahmad Robinson makes more threes per game than any other member of the Blazers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.5 per contest.
The UAB steals leader is Robinson, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Daniel Rivera, who compiles 0.9 rejections per contest.
Tulsa Key Players to Watch
David Green puts up 16.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for the Golden Hurricane, enough to be the leading scorer and rebounder on the squad.
Tylen Riley dishes out more assists than any other Tulsa player with 3.6 per game. Riley also scores 14.5 points and grabs 3.0 rebounds per game.
Miles Barnstable is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Golden Hurricane, hitting 2.4 threes per game.
Myles Rigsby (1.5 steals per game) is the steal leader for Tulsa while Green (0.8 blocks per game) is the block leader.
UAB vs. Tulsa Prediction
Pick ATS: Tulsa (+1.5) Pick OU: Over (157.5) Prediction: Tulsa 80, UAB 78How to Bet on UAB vs. Tulsa
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