Temple Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024

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

TV: ESPN

The Temple Owls (8-13) are en route to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Tulane Green Wave (12-9).

The Temple Owls took the court against East Carolina and took a loss by a final of 70-64 in their last contest. Temple wrapped up the contest having earned a 36.1% FG percentage (22 of 61) and converted 7 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Owls made 13 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 8 dimes for the game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to defense, Temple allowed the other team to shoot 31.7% from the field on 20 out of 63 shooting. East Carolina totaled 6 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In addition, East Carolina snagged 39 boards (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. East Carolina finished the game shooting 81.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 26 of their 32 tries. They made 4 of 28 attempts from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Owls walked away with 23 and East Carolina had 14 fouls.

Jordan Riley is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He scored 20 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He went 45.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Temple enters this game with a record of 8-13 for the year. They cough up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Temple is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 234 dimes this year, which ranks 326th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are hitting 30.1% on three-point attempts (177 of 589) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They average 70.1 points per outing (282nd in D-1) on 37.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They rank 276th in college basketball in giving up assists with 296 surrendered this season. The Owls are allowing a FG percentage of 43.3% (533 of 1,232) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.8% on shots from distance and they are 203rd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (72.5).

The last time they took the court, the Tulane Green Wave walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-76 when they played SMU. The Green Wave were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. SMU committed 16 fouls in this game which got the Green Wave to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 65.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Tulane converted 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Green Wave finished shooting 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. The Green Wave allowed SMU to convert 31 of their 76 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8% in this matchup. They finished 23.1% from behind the 3-point line via 6 of 26 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Tulane permitted SMU to pull down 49 in total (17 offensive).

Kevin Cross ended up having an impact for the Green Wave in this game. He earned 27 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes for the contest. He made 8 out of 19 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Tulane has a win-loss record of 12-9 for the season. The Green Wave are committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.6 times per contest (104th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest. Tulane has 1,780 pts on the season (84.8 per contest) and they pull down 33.1 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Green Wave are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is 24th in Division 1.

The Green Wave on the defensive end are ranked 341st in college basketball in points given up per game with 79.3. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (149th in D-1). The Tulane defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (199 of 593) and their opposition makes 70.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 15.1 assists and 40.7 rebounds every game, which ranks 328th and 359th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulane

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