SMU Mustangs vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SMU Mustangs vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The SMU Mustangs (17-7) are on their way to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will go up against the Tulane Green Wave (13-10).

The SMU Mustangs stepped onto the hardwood against North Texas and notched a win by a score of 71-68 in their last game. SMU wrapped up the game having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 of 52) and knocked down 8 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Mustangs made 13 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about defending, SMU allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the field on 26 out of 57 shooting. North Texas earned 14 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, North Texas snagged 24 rebounds (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. North Texas finished the game shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 4 of their 5 shots. They also made 12 of 23 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Mustangs ended up walking away with 9 while North Texas recorded 15 personal fouls.

Ja'Heim Hudson is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played 22 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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SMU enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 17-7 for the season. They are averaging 76.2 points per outing (114th in D-1) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Mustangs are connecting on 34.2% on 3-pointers (177 of 518) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, SMU is grabbing 39.7 boards per contest and has tallied 386 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 45th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mustangs are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 198th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 316 relinquished on the year. The Mustangs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (552 of 1,407) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 29.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 20th in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.6).

For their last game, the Tulane Green Wave took a loss by a final score of 90-78 when they played Memphis. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Tulane permitted Memphis to snag 38 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 9 of 24 and finished the game at 23 out of 33 at the charity stripe (69.7%). The Green Wave allowed Memphis to make 29 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.8% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Green Wave finished shooting 24 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Tulane converted 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.1%. Memphis was called for 23 fouls for the contest which took the Green Wave to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Green Wave collected 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Collin Holloway ended up having an impact for the Green Wave in this matchup. He converted 4 out of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Tulane has a win-loss record of 13-10 on the season. As an offense, the Green Wave are shooting 48.3% from the field, which ranks 24th in college basketball. Tulane has earned 1,950 points on the year (84.8 per contest) and they pull in 33.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per game (112th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per contest. The Green Wave are committing 17.2 fouls per game and they connect on 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Green Wave defensively are ranked 345th in the country in points per game surrendered with 79.8. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (135th in college hoops). The Tulane defense allows 33.3% on 3-pointers (217 of 652) and opponents are converting on 70.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.2 assists and 40.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 338th and 359th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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