Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Tulane Green Wave (13-11) will try to defeat the Rice Owls (12-13) at Devlin Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Rice Owls faced off with North Texas and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-61 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Owls finished with 12 while North Texas finished the game with 15 fouls. They made 9 out of their 27 attempts from distance. North Texas finished shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 14 attempts. Furthermore, North Texas pulled down 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Texas earned 17 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, Rice let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for this game as well as forcing 3 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 12 of 23 tries for a percentage of 52.2%. Rice ended the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 50) and made 5 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Jacob Dar is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up going 77.8% from the field but didn't record a dime. He saw the court for 30 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He was able to score 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Rice will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 12-13 on the campaign. They average 70.5 pts per game (275th in the country) while hitting 42.3% from the floor. The Owls are shooting 33.6% on 3-point shots (185 of 550) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Rice is collecting 38.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 297 dimes for the season, which is 296th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 41st in the country in allowing assists with 273 surrendered for the season. The Owls defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (593 of 1,431) and they concede 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 105th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (69.3).

The last time they took the court, the Tulane Green Wave took a loss by a final score of 76-66 when they played North Texas. When talking about rebounding, Tulane allowed North Texas to get 36 in total (12 offensive). They shot 45.8% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Green Wave allowed North Texas to make 25 of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.2% in this contest. Overall, the Green Wave finished shooting 21 for 50 from the field which had them sitting at 42.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Tulane made 5 of their 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a percentage of 82.6%. North Texas had 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They also turned it over 3 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Green Wave were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 23 in the matchup.

Asher Woods ended up being a major contributor for the Green Wave for the contest. He buried 6 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Tulane has a win-loss mark of 13-11 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Green Wave are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which is 226th in college. Tulane has accounted for 1,773 pts for the season (73.9 per game) and they average 35.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.8 times per game (108th in college) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. The Green Wave have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Tulane defense gives up 30.6% on shots from distance (183 of 599) and opponents are making 73.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.6 dimes and 36.0 boards per contest, which ranks 230th and 276th in those categories. The Green Wave on the defensive side of the court are 69th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (18th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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