Tulane Green Wave vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Charlotte 49ers (7-6) are welcoming the Tulane Green Wave (6-7) at Halton Arena on Tuesday.

The Tulane Green Wave took the court against Dillard and earned the victory with a final of 99-56 in their last game. Tulane walked away from the contest with a 50.8% FG percentage (31 of 61) and converted 9 out of their 27 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Green Wave converted 28 of their 30 tries for a rate of 93.3%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defense, Tulane allowed 29.2% from the field on 19 of 65 shooting. Dillard distributed 7 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Additionally, Dillard grabbed 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Dillard shot 93.3% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of 15 tries. They also made 4 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Green Wave ended up finishing with 14 and Dillard racked up 19 personal fouls.

Kaleb Banks is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 33.3% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also totaled 13 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 3 out of 9 shooting.

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Tulane steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 6-7 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Tulane is pulling down 38.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 197 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 129th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Green Wave are connecting on 33.4% from downtown (110 of 329) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.0 pts per game (204th in the country) while going 42.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Green Wave have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 84th in the country in PPG allowed (67.2). The Green Wave defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.0% (288 of 757) and they concede 35.8 boards per contest as a team. They are 244th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 181 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Charlotte 49ers took a defeat with a final score of 84-81 when they played Charleston. When discussing how they rebounded, Charlotte permitted Charleston to collect 40 in total (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 27 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The 49ers allowed Charleston to make 29 out of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.8% in this contest. Overall, the 49ers finished shooting 25 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Charlotte converted 6 out of 27 tries (22.2%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.8%. Charleston was called for 22 personal fouls for the game which took the 49ers to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They also gave up possession 5 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The 49ers snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game.

Jaehshon Thomas ended up having an impact for the 49ers for the matchup. He had 23 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 assists for this contest. He made 8 of 14 in the game for a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 7-6 for the season. The 49ers have committed 17.7 fouls per game while shooting 74.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per game (262nd in D-1) and they are giving up possession 8.7 times per game. Charlotte has scored 960 points on the year (73.8 per game) and they snag 32.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the 49ers are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which is ranked 283rd in Division 1.

The Charlotte defense allows 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (78 of 266) and their opponents are converting on 65.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.6 dimes and 35.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 150th and 236th in college hoops. The 49ers on defense are ranked 249th in the country in points allowed per contest with 73.8. They have forced 9.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (318th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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