Tulane Green Wave vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs UAB Blazers

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (10-6) will try to defeat the Tulane Green Wave (11-5) at Bartow Arena on Wednesday.

The Tulane Green Wave took the court against Tulsa and took home the win by a score of 94-87 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Green Wave finished with 19 and Tulsa racked up 19 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 30 attempts from three-point range. Tulsa walked away from this one shooting 65.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 26 shots. Additionally, Tulsa collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tulsa distributed 11 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 40.5% from the field on 30 out of 74 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 39 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Green Wave converted 24 of 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. Tulane wrapped up the game with a 46.3% FG percentage (31 of 67) and converted 8 of their 22 three-point attempts.

Kevin Cross is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 42 minutes played and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished 56.3% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Tulane enters this game with a win-loss record of 11-5 for the year. They are averaging 87.2 pts per contest (5th in D-1) while connecting on 50.4% from the field. The Green Wave are shooting 35.5% on 3-point shots (124 of 349) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulane is grabbing 33.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 238 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 145th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Green Wave are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 fouls. They currently rank 295th in D-1 in giving up assists with 245 conceded for the campaign. The Green Wave defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.5% (445 of 1,048) and they surrender 39.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 336th in college basketball in PPG allowed (78.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the UAB Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 86-73 when they faced Florida Atlantic. In relation to team rebounding, UAB permitted Florida Atlantic to pull down 43 overall (12 on the offensive side). They finished 29.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 27 and finished the game at 12 of 14 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Blazers permitted Florida Atlantic to make 33 out of 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Blazers went 28 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, UAB made 5 of their 26 attempts (19.2%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Florida Atlantic had 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Blazers snagged 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Eric Gaines pitched in for the Blazers in this game. He made 5 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 31.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He recorded 13 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists for this game.

UAB has a win-loss record of 10-6 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blazers are shooting 43.3% from the field, which is 263rd in college hoops. UAB has tallied 1,233 pts on the season (77.1 per game) and they pull in 38.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per game (258th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Blazers commit 15.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The UAB defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (127 of 368) and opponents are making 71.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.7 dimes and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 250th and 181st in the nation. The Blazers are ranked 298th in the country in PPG surrendered with 76.3. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (301st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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