Tulane Green Wave vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Location: Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Tulane Green Wave (10-5) are traveling to Donald W. Reynolds Center on Sunday where they will take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-6).

The Tulane Green Wave faced off with Florida Atlantic and ended up losing by a score of 85-84 in their last contest. Tulane ended the contest with a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 of 62) and made 10 out of their 22 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Green Wave made 10 of their 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Tulane allowed 43.8% from the floor on 32 of 73 shooting. Florida Atlantic dished out 21 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Florida Atlantic collected 38 rebounds (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida Atlantic finished the contest at 58.3% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 12 shots. They also converted 14 of their 37 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Green Wave finished with 15 and Florida Atlantic accumulated 13 personal fouls.

Jaylen Forbes is someone who came through for the contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 38 mins and snagged 5 boards. He scored 28 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Tulane will enter this contest with a record of 10-5 for the season. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tulane is grabbing 32.8 boards per game and is sitting with 229 dimes so far this year, which ranks 132nd in college basketball in terms of passing. The Green Wave are shooting 35.5% on shots from downtown (116 of 327) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 86.7 points per game (8th in the country) while connecting on 50.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Green Wave are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They are 309th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 234 surrendered for the year. The Green Wave are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (415 of 974) and they relinquish 38.7 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.7% from 3-point land and they rank 328th in the nation in PPG allowed (78.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane took a loss by a score of 84-76 against Charlotte. With respect to rebounding, Tulsa permitted Charlotte to get 34 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from downtown by going 9 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). The Golden Hurricane permitted Charlotte to convert 27 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Hurricane ended up going 24 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, Tulsa knocked down 9 of their 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. Charlotte was called for 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Golden Hurricane collected 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

PJ Haggerty ended up being important for the Golden Hurricane in this matchup. He totaled 28 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest. He buried 8 out of 17 in the game for a rate of 47.1%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Tulsa has a mark of 9-6 on the season. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are hitting on 43.3% from the floor, which is 261st in the country. Tulsa has scored 1,134 points for the year (75.6 per contest) and they average 36.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per contest (256th in the nation) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Golden Hurricane are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tulsa defense concedes 28.7% on 3-point shots (97 of 338) and their opponents are making 66.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.1 dimes and 38.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 132nd and 318th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Hurricane defensively are ranked 97th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.8. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (52nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulsa

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