UL Monroe Warhawks vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UL Monroe Warhawks vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

Devlin Fieldhouse is the location where the Tulane Green Wave (1-0) will try to defeat the UL Monroe Warhawks (1-1) on Friday.

The UL Monroe Warhawks faced off with LSU and ended up losing by a score of 95-60 in their last game. UL Monroe wrapped up the game having earned a 38.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 62) and knocked down 3 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warhawks converted 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 6 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defending, UL Monroe let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the field on 34 out of 67 shooting. LSU distributed 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, LSU pulled down 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. LSU walked away from this one shooting 89.5% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 19 shots. They knocked down 10 of 34 shots from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Warhawks walked away with 18 and LSU accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Jalen Bolden is someone who came through in this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He racked up 25 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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UL Monroe heads into this game with a record of 1-1 for the year. They have an average of 85.5 points per game (139th in the nation) while going 47.1% from the floor. The Warhawks are connecting on 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (13 of 40) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, UL Monroe is snagging 44.0 boards per game and has 27 dimes on the campaign, which is 30th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Warhawks are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 25.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 258th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (78.0). The Warhawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.8% (58 of 142) and they surrender 38.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 341st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 28 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Tulane Green Wave got the win with a final of 76-42 against Louisiana Christian. The Green Wave collected 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. Louisiana Christian committed 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 16 of them for a clip of 72.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Tulane made 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). Overall, the Green Wave shot 25 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.7%. The Green Wave allowed Louisiana Christian to knock down 14 out of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 24.6% in this contest. They shot 13.6% from downtown by shooting 3 of 22 and ended up going 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Tulane permitted Louisiana Christian to grab 32 in all (7 offensive).

Mari Jordan was important for the Green Wave for the matchup. He earned 18 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He buried 7 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Tulane has a win-loss mark of 1-0 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Green Wave are hitting on 41.7% from the field, which ranks 262nd in the nation. Tulane has scored 76 pts on the year (76.0 per contest) and they average 48.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per contest (124th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per game. The Green Wave commit 15.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.7% from the charity stripe.

The Tulane defense surrenders 13.6% on shots from 3-point land (3 of 22) and opponents are connecting on 64.7% of their foul shots. They allow 8.0 dimes and 36.0 total boards per game, which is 92nd and 230th in those categories on the defensive end. The Green Wave on the defensive side of the court are 14th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 42.0. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 24.6% from the floor (13th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulane

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