Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (16-6) will play the Tulane Green Wave (13-10) at The Super Pit on Saturday.

The Tulane Green Wave took the court against UTSA and earned the victory with a final of 61-60 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Green Wave ended up walking away with 16 while UTSA accounted for 19 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 32 tries from 3-point land. UTSA walked away from this one shooting 63.6% at the free throw line by making 14 of 22 attempts. On top of that, UTSA grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UTSA totaled 7 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Tulane allowed 32.8% from the field on 19 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 30 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Green Wave made 18 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Tulane wrapped up the game with a 43.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 44) and buried 5 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Asher Woods is one guy who was important for the contest. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played 30 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He was able to score 18 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Tulane will enter this matchup with a record of 13-10 on the season. They have an average of 74.2 pts per contest (191st in college) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Green Wave are shooting 33.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (182 of 545) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulane is grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 349 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 84th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Green Wave have forced 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 29.9% on 3-pointers while they are 68th in college in points per game allowed (67.6). The Green Wave defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 39.4% (529 of 1,341) and they concede 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 243rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 314 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green took a defeat with a final score of 64-61 against UAB. The Mean Green corralled 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 15 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. UAB was called for 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Mean Green to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, North Texas knocked down 4 of 10 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green finished 25 for 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1%. The Mean Green allowed UAB to make 26 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 15.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 2 of 13 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In regard to how they rebounded, North Texas permitted UAB to pull down 30 in total (12 offensive).

Jasper Floyd ended up being a factor for the Mean Green in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 12 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and added 4 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 3 dimes in this matchup.

North Texas has a record of 16-6 for the year. The Mean Green have committed 14.6 fouls every game and they go 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.0 times per game (359th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. North Texas has accounted for 1,501 pts so far this season (68.2 per contest) and they pull down 33.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Mean Green are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which is ranked 157th in college.

The North Texas defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (132 of 416) and their opposition knocks down 74.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 9.8 dimes and 27.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 10th and 2nd in those categories. The Mean Green on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 59.1. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (70th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulane

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