5* C-USA Game of the Year

Texas El Paso vs. Tulsa, 01/11/2012 20:00 EDT, Score: 48 - 59

Point Spread: -6½/-110 Tulsa

Sportsbook: BookMaker

Result: Win

5* C-USA Game of the Year on Tulsa -6
Motivated by consecutive defeats that came by a combined 3 points, expect Tulsa to bust out of its shell in a big way at home tonight.

The home team has had the edge in this series lately, going 3-0-1 ATS in the last 4. Also, UTEP is just 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 at Tulsa. The Miners lost 4 of those 5 straight up by 1, 11, 23 and 7 points. Looking back further, Tulsa has won 10 of its last 13 at home in the series by an average score of 74 to 63.

Under coach Wojcik, Tulsa has been a great investment in this point spread range. In fact, it is 13-5 ATS as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points during his watch, winning these games by an average of 8.3 points (note: line at -6 at time of report). Take Tulsa.