Portland State Vikings vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland State Vikings vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Portland State Vikings (6-3) are traveling to Devlin Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Tulane Green Wave (7-4).

The Portland State Vikings stepped onto the hardwood against Colorado and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-73 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Vikings left the arena with 23 while Colorado finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 20 shots from 3-point range. Colorado finished 84.6% at the free throw line by burying 22 of their 26 shots. Moreover, Colorado snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Colorado distributed 15 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Portland State allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Vikings knocked down 14 of 20 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Portland State walked away from the contest with a 47.4% field goal percentage (27 out of 57) and buried 5 out of their 15 shots from distance.

Jaylin Henderson is a player who was important for the game. He notched 23 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and totaled 4 dimes.

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Portland State steps onto the court with a mark of 6-3 this year. They are averaging 83.1 points per contest (87th in the nation) while shooting 48.7% from the floor. The Vikings are connecting on 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (71 of 209) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland State is pulling down 40.3 boards per contest and has earned 164 assists for the year, which ranks 156th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.1 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Vikings are forcing 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They rank 25th in D-1 in giving up assists with 109 surrendered so far this year. The Vikings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.6% (206 of 507) and they relinquish 32.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 32.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 104th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulane Green Wave took home the win by a final score of 61-53 when they played Louisiana Tech. In reference to rebounding, Tulane permitted Louisiana Tech to grab 37 in all (14 offensive). They finished 16.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Green Wave permitted Louisiana Tech to make 18 of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 31.6% for the contest. When the game finished, the Green Wave walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 46 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Tulane converted 3 out of their 24 attempts (12.5%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a clip of 77.4%. Louisiana Tech committed 20 fouls for the contest which got the Green Wave to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Green Wave corralled 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 27 in this game.

Rowan Brumbaugh was important for the Green Wave in the matchup. He scored 16 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this game. He converted 5 out of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Tulane has a win-loss mark of 7-4 so far this season. The Green Wave are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per contest (282nd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. Tulane has scored 830 pts for the season (75.5 per contest) and they pull in 30.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Green Wave are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks 228th in D-1.

The Green Wave defensively are ranked 294th in college in PPG given up with 78.5. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (315th in the country). The Tulane defense concedes 39.0% from downtown (108 of 277) and opponents are knocking down 67.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 15.9 dimes and 37.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks 315th and 287th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland State

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