Tulane Green Wave vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs UTSA Roadrunners

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

The UTSA Roadrunners (10-11) are hosting the Tulane Green Wave (12-10) at UTSA Convocation Center on Wednesday.

The Tulane Green Wave took the court against Tulsa and took home the win by a score of 59-56 in their last contest. Tulane walked away from the contest with a 39.6% FG percentage (21 out of 53) and converted 7 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Green Wave made 10 of 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 11 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 22 of 58 shooting. Tulsa distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Tulsa pulled down 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tulsa shot 62.5% from the free throw line by making 5 of their 8 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 25 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Green Wave walked away with 12 and Tulsa totaled 14 personal fouls.

Rowan Brumbaugh is one player who came through for the contest. He scored 23 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Tulane enters this one with a mark of 12-10 on the year. They currently have an average of 74.8 pts per game (173rd in college hoops) on 44.2% from the floor. The Green Wave are shooting 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (177 of 522) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulane is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and is sitting with 340 assists for the season, which has them ranked 85th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Green Wave are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are 240th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 307 conceded for the campaign. The Green Wave are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.8% (510 of 1,283) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 76th in college in PPG allowed (68.0).

When they last played, the UTSA Roadrunners got the victory with a final of 54-50 when they faced North Texas. The Roadrunners corralled 18 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 21 in the matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. North Texas was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, UTSA buried 4 out of 19 tries (21.1%). When the game finished, the Roadrunners ended up shooting 18 out of 44 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.9%. The Roadrunners allowed North Texas to knock down 18 out of 47 tries from the field which left them shooting 38.3% in this contest. They finished 17.6% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 17 and finished the game at 11 out of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). Concerning cleaning the glass, UTSA allowed North Texas to grab 32 overall (9 offensive).

Raekwon Horton ended up having an impact for the Roadrunners in the matchup. He made 8 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 4 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists for this contest.

UTSA has a mark of 10-11 for the year. The Roadrunners commit 17.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 83.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (241st in college) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. UTSA has tallied 1,635 points this season (77.9 per game) and they grab 32.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Roadrunners are shooting 42.7% from the field, which ranks them 293rd in college.

The Roadrunners are ranked 325th in college in PPG given up with 78.0. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (335th in college hoops). The UTSA defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (171 of 468) and their opponents are converting on 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.7 dimes and 37.8 rebounds per contest, which is 335th and 332nd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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