Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (9-8) are hitting the road to Devlin Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will meet the Tulane Green Wave (9-8).

The Florida Atlantic Owls played UAB and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-76 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic ended the game with a 40.3% field goal percentage (29 of 72) and buried 8 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Owls made 10 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to defense, Florida Atlantic allowed 44.9% from the field on 31 of 69 shooting. UAB earned 15 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, UAB collected 37 boards (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UAB ended up going 63.6% from the free throw line by burying 14 of their 22 attempts. They knocked down 5 out of their 13 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 15 and UAB racked up 15 personal fouls.

Tre Carroll is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He shot 40.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 31 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic heads into this matchup with a record of 9-8 for the year. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a team, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and has racked up 287 assists for the year, which ranks 32nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 34.9% on shots from downtown (153 of 438) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 81.9 points per contest (43rd in the country) while going 46.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are 290th in college in allowing assists with 245 surrendered this year. The Owls defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (466 of 1,061) and they surrender 38.1 boards per contest as a team. They give up 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 320th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (77.6).

The last time they took the court, the Tulane Green Wave got the victory with a final of 73-70 when they played South Florida. In the matter of attacking the glass, Tulane permitted South Florida to grab 31 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from downtown by hitting 6 out of 14 and finished the game at 10 of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Green Wave allowed South Florida to make 27 out of their 51 tries from the field which had them sitting at 52.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Green Wave finished shooting 26 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Tulane converted 14 of 30 tries (46.7%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. South Florida was called for 12 personal fouls for this game which took the Green Wave to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Green Wave snagged 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the game.

Asher Woods was important for the Green Wave for this contest. He racked up 15 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game. He converted 5 out of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and earned 1 rebound.

Tulane has a win-loss mark of 9-8 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Green Wave are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 242nd in Division 1. Tulane has 1,292 pts for the season (76.0 per contest) and they collect 36.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (85th in college) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. The Green Wave commit 17.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.1% from the free throw line.

The Tulane defense surrenders 30.4% on shots from distance (126 of 414) and their opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 35.6 boards every game, which is 255th and 252nd in D-1. The Green Wave defensively are ranked 85th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 67.9. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the field (32nd in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tulane and under the total points

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