SE Louisiana Lions vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 12/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Tulane Green Wave (4-4) will go up against the SE Louisiana Lions (3-4) at Devlin Fieldhouse on Monday.

The SE Louisiana Lions played North Dakota and earned the victory with a final of 76-60 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Lions ended up with 19 and North Dakota totaled 19 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. North Dakota finished shooting 85.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, North Dakota snagged 24 boards (11 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Dakota doled out 11 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. With regard to defense, SE Louisiana allowed 31.6% from the floor on 18 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 36 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. SE Louisiana wrapped up the game with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 out of 53) and made 8 of their 16 3-pointers.

Sam Hines Jr. is one guy who was important in this matchup. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 29 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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SE Louisiana steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 3-4 this year. They are averaging 71.1 pts per contest (273rd in the nation) while going 44.2% from the floor. The Lions are shooting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (49 of 142) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SE Louisiana is snagging 34.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 88 assists this season, which is 242nd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Lions are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They concede 26.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 129th in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.4). The Lions defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (167 of 402) and they relinquish 36.7 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 106th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 77 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Tulane Green Wave took a loss by a final score of 89-66 against Belmont. The Green Wave were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. Belmont had 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Tulane converted 6 out of 22 tries (27.3%). When the game finished, the Green Wave shot 23 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. The Green Wave permitted Belmont to bury 31 out of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.0% for the game. They finished shooting 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 18 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about team rebounding, Tulane permitted Belmont to grab 32 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Asher Woods ended up being a major contributor for the Green Wave for this game. He scored 16 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this game. He made 5 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Tulane has a mark of 4-4 for the year. The Green Wave commit 18.1 fouls per game and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per game (179th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Tulane has totaled 595 pts for the year (74.4 per contest) and they collect 39.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Green Wave are hitting on 41.4% from the floor, which is 306th in D-1.

The Tulane defense surrenders 30.1% on 3-pointers (66 of 219) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.5 assists and 37.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 286th and 291st in Division 1. The Green Wave on the defensive side of the court are 95th in the nation in PPG given up with 66.9. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.1% from the field (27th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulane

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