East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The East Carolina Pirates (14-11) are en route to Devlin Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will take on the Tulane Green Wave (13-11).

The East Carolina Pirates played UAB and took home the win by a score of 82-75 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Pirates walked away with 14 and UAB totaled 17 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. UAB shot 85.0% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, UAB collected 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. UAB recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, East Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pirates knocked down 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. East Carolina finished having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 57) and converted 8 of 20 shots from downtown.

C.J. Walker is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 37 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 29 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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East Carolina enters this contest with a record of 14-11 for the season. They are turning it over 11.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, East Carolina is snagging 38.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 324 assists on the campaign, which is 233rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are hitting 29.9% on three-point shots (158 of 529) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.0 pts per contest (129th in Division 1) while hitting 43.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.8% on 3-pointers and they are 219th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.8). The Pirates are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (644 of 1,476) and they surrender 34.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are 308th in college hoops in allowing assists with 368 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tulane Green Wave took a loss by a final score of 76-66 when they played North Texas. With respect to team rebounding, Tulane allowed North Texas to grab 36 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 45.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 24 and ended up shooting 15 of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%). The Green Wave permitted North Texas to convert 25 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% in the game. Overall, the Green Wave went 21 out of 50 from the field which had them sitting at 42.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Tulane buried 5 of their 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.6%. North Texas was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They also gave up possession 3 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Green Wave earned 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this matchup.

Asher Woods ended up being a major contributor for the Green Wave in the game. He scored 20 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 6 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Tulane has a record of 13-11 on the year. As an offense, the Green Wave are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 225th in the country. Tulane has accounted for 1,773 pts this season (73.9 per game) and they average 35.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (109th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. The Green Wave commit 17.3 fouls every game and they go 76.8% from the charity stripe.

The Tulane defense concedes 30.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (183 of 599) and their opponents are converting on 73.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.6 dimes and 36.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 229th and 277th in college hoops. The Green Wave defensively are ranked 69th in college in points given up per game with 68.0. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (19th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulane

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