Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Tulane Green Wave (14-16) are headed to Dickies Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the North Texas Mean Green (17-13).

The Tulane Green Wave stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and walked away with a win by a score of 85-75 in their last contest. Tulane walked away from the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (27 of 53) and converted 8 of their 19 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Green Wave buried 23 of their 32 shots for a rate of 71.9%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists for the contest while forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to the defense, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 out of 67 shooting. Wichita State distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Wichita State pulled down 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wichita State ended up going 60.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 20 shots. They knocked down 9 out of their 24 tries from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Green Wave finished with 16 and Wichita State finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Kevin Cross is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 58.8% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He played for 40 mins and also snagged 9 rebounds. He walked away with 31 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Tulane enters this game with a mark of 14-16 for the season. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tulane is snagging 33.1 boards per game and has tallied 424 dimes so far this season, which is 157th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Green Wave are shooting 35.4% on three-point shots (225 of 635) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.3 points per outing (19th in D-1) while going 47.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Green Wave are able to force 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are 336th in D-1 in allowing assists with 482 surrendered this season. The Green Wave defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.5% (842 of 1,935) and they concede 39.5 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 34.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 350th in the country in PPG allowed (80.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the North Texas Mean Green got the win with a final of 71-55 against Rice. In the matter of team rebounding, North Texas allowed Rice to pull down 33 overall (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Mean Green allowed Rice to knock down 19 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Mean Green shot 26 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. Regarding shots from distance, North Texas converted 10 out of 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a rate of 56.3%. Rice earned 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Mean Green were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup.

Jason Edwards ended up having an impact for the Mean Green in the matchup. He earned 21 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for this contest. He made 8 out of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

North Texas has a mark of 17-13 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mean Green are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 252nd in college hoops. North Texas has scored 2,059 points so far this season (68.6 per contest) and they collect 34.7 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per contest (334th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls per game and they go 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Mean Green on the defensive end are ranked 7th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 62.4. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (29th in the nation). The North Texas defense surrenders 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (181 of 568) and their opponents are making 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 9.4 dimes and 32.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 4th and 45th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulane

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