UAB Blazers vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN

The Tulane Green Wave (13-12) will play the UAB Blazers (17-9) at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The UAB Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against Rice and went home with a loss by a final score of 94-71 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Blazers left the arena with 14 and Rice accounted for 18 fouls. They converted 11 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. Rice finished 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 16 attempts. Moreover, Rice snagged 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rice distributed 14 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, UAB allowed the other team to go 60.3% from the field on 35 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this game while creating 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 31 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Blazers knocked down 18 of their 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. UAB wrapped up the game with a 34.4% field goal percentage (22 out of 64) and knocked down 9 of 23 3-point shots.

Yaxel Lendeborg is one player who was important in this contest. He recorded 16 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He ended up going 33.3% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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UAB comes into this contest with a mark of 17-9 so far this year. They currently have an average of 76.6 points per contest (96th in the country) while hitting 43.9% from the floor. The Blazers are shooting 31.2% on three-point attempts (153 of 490) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, UAB is snagging 38.4 boards per game and is sitting with 332 assists on the season, which ranks 257th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Blazers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 171st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 339 surrendered for the season. The Blazers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (708 of 1,583) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 34.2% on three-point shots and they are 279th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.3).

In their last game, the Tulane Green Wave went home defeated by a final of 81-67 when they played East Carolina. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Tulane allowed East Carolina to collect 28 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 50.0% from downtown by connecting on 11 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). The Green Wave allowed East Carolina to convert 31 out of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7% for this contest. In all, the Green Wave ended up going 21 out of 45 from the field which had them shooting 46.7%. With respect to three-point attempts, Tulane made 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.0%. East Carolina was called for 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Green Wave corralled 17 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 22 in this matchup.

Jaylen Forbes ended up being a factor for the Green Wave in this matchup. He converted 7 of 13 in this game for a rate of 53.8%, and earned 1 rebound. He earned 21 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the contest.

Tulane has a win-loss record of 13-12 so far this year. As an offense, the Green Wave are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the nation. Tulane has 2,096 pts on the campaign (83.8 per game) and they pull in 33.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per contest (111th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. The Green Wave commit 17.2 fouls every game and they hit 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Green Wave on the defensive end are ranked 350th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 80.1. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (148th in college basketball). The Tulane defense concedes 34.1% on 3-pointers (238 of 697) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.8 assists and 40.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 349th and 358th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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