Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-12) are traveling to Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will meet the Tulane Green Wave (11-10).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane stepped onto the hardwood against UAB and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-68 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up finishing with 12 while UAB finished the game with 13 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 22 shots from long range. UAB ended up shooting 68.8% when shooting free throws by making 11 of 16 tries. In addition, UAB grabbed 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn’t able to record a rejection. UAB dished out 16 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Tulsa allowed 44.6% from the floor on 29 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Golden Hurricane made 6 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 42.9%. Tulsa walked away from the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (26 of 65) and made 8 of 28 three-point shots.

Dwon Odom is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 70.0% from the floor and also earned 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and grabbed 8 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Tulsa will enter this contest with a record of 9-12 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Tulsa is snagging 38.2 boards per contest and has 294 assists on the season, which has them ranked 183rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Hurricane are hitting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (183 of 560) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.0 points per outing (203rd in D-1) while going 42.9% from the field.

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On defense, the Golden Hurricane are forcing 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are surrendering 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 252nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (74.0). The Golden Hurricane are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (570 of 1,293) and they surrender 37.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 132nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 263 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tulane Green Wave walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-56 against Memphis. In relation to rebounding, Tulane permitted Memphis to pull down 35 in all (7 offensive). They went 39.1% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 10 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Green Wave allowed Memphis to convert 26 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Green Wave finished the game shooting 21 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.2%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Tulane knocked down 4 of 24 attempts (16.7%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 58.8%. Memphis earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Green Wave to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Green Wave recorded 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup.

Rowan Brumbaugh pitched in for the Green Wave in this contest. He totaled 19 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for this game. He made 5 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Tulane has a win-loss mark of 11-10 for the year. The Green Wave are committing 17.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per contest (72nd in the country) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. Tulane has accounted for 1,587 pts so far this season (75.6 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Green Wave are hitting on 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 210th in the country.

The Tulane defense allows 30.3% on three-point shots (157 of 518) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.0 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is 255th and 274th in those categories. The Green Wave defensively are ranked 92nd in college in points per game surrendered with 68.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the field (31st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Tulsa

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