Tulane Green Wave vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 3/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Location: Minges Coliseum in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tulane Green Wave (17-12) are hitting the road to Minges Coliseum on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the East Carolina Pirates (17-12).

The Tulane Green Wave faced Tulsa and walked away with a win by a score of 79-77 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Green Wave left the arena with 12 while Tulsa racked up 16 fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 25 shots from distance. Tulsa went 66.7% from the free throw line by making 8 of their 12 shots. On top of that, Tulsa collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tulsa recorded 18 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Tulane allowed 50.0% from the floor on 29 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Green Wave converted 16 of 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Tulane walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and made 5 of 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Gregg Glenn III is someone who was important in this contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 22 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He finished 63.6% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Tulane will enter this matchup with a record of 17-12 so far this year. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a group are committing 17.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Tulane is snagging 35.1 boards per game and has racked up 421 dimes for the year, which ranks 157th in the nation in terms of passing. The Green Wave are shooting 33.6% on three-point shots (222 of 661) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.6 pts per contest (160th in D-1) while going 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Green Wave have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They rank 219th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 407 surrendered on the campaign. The Green Wave defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.5% (686 of 1,695) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 31.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 98th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (69.3).

The last time they took the court, the East Carolina Pirates took home the win by a final score of 78-76 when they played Charlotte. With respect to rebounding, East Carolina allowed Charlotte to snag 25 overall (4 offensive). They went 38.1% from distance by going 8 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). The Pirates allowed Charlotte to bury 25 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6% in the game. In all, the Pirates shot 28 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.8%. When it comes to shots from downtown, East Carolina made 4 of 14 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 18 of those for a rate of 62.1%. Charlotte had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Pirates were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup.

RJ Felton ended up being a factor for the Pirates for the contest. He buried 9 out of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He had 27 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes in this matchup.

East Carolina has a win-loss record of 17-12 for the campaign. The Pirates are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls every game while shooting 71.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.1 times per contest (225th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per game. East Carolina has scored 2,229 pts on the season (76.9 per contest) and they collect 37.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pirates are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks 218th in the country.

The Pirates defensively are ranked 224th in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.4. They have forced 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (197th in college). The East Carolina defense allows 38.1% on 3-point shots (231 of 606) and their opposition knocks down 73.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.4 dimes and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 279th and 169th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulane

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