Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN

The Tulane Green Wave (10-3) are headed to The Super Pit on Saturday where they will try to beat the North Texas Mean Green (7-5).

The Tulane Green Wave stepped onto the hardwood against Rice and went home with a win by a final score of 84-59 in their last game. Tulane ended the contest having earned a 56.7% FG percentage (34 out of 60) and made 9 out of their 22 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Green Wave made 7 of 12 shots for a percentage of 58.3%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 24 dimes for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of defense, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 31.7% from the floor on 19 of 60 shooting. Rice distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Rice snagged 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Rice finished shooting 86.7% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 15 shots. They knocked down 8 of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Green Wave walked away with 14 while Rice finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Collin Holloway is one player who played a role in this matchup. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played 27 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 63.6% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Tulane comes into this matchup with a mark of 10-3 on the year. They average 89.3 points per outing (7th in the nation) while connecting on 51.5% from the field. The Green Wave are shooting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (101 of 288) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulane is pulling down 33.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 210 assists on the season, which is 95th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a group they commit 16.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Green Wave are forcing 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.6 fouls. They currently rank 300th in college basketball in giving up assists with 200 relinquished so far this season. The Green Wave are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (362 of 848) and they surrender 37.8 boards per game as a group. They concede 33.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 330th in D-1 in PPG allowed (78.2).

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green went home victorious with a score of 80-57 when they played LSU Shreveport. When talking about rebounds, North Texas allowed LSU Shreveport to get 33 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). The Mean Green permitted LSU Shreveport to knock down 21 out of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green ended up shooting 28 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. With respect to three-point shots, North Texas knocked down 12 out of their 32 tries (37.5%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.6%. LSU Shreveport earned 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Mean Green snagged 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the game.

Rubin Jones was important for the Mean Green for this game. He made 5 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this matchup.

North Texas has a mark of 7-5 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Mean Green are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which ranks 257th in the country. North Texas has accumulated 830 points for the campaign (69.2 per game) and they grab 36.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.7 times per game (339th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. The Mean Green are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they hit 76.8% from the charity stripe.

The Mean Green defensively are ranked 5th in the nation in points given up per game with 58.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the floor (20th in college basketball). The North Texas defense allows 29.1% on 3-point attempts (64 of 220) and their opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 9.3 assists and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 8th and 63rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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