Tulane Green Wave vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPNU

The East Carolina Pirates (5-8) are welcoming the Tulane Green Wave (9-4) at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Tulane Green Wave played Portland State and walked away with a win by a score of 63-61 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Green Wave walked away with 15 and Portland State finished the game with 20 fouls. They made 5 out of their 20 shots from three-point range. Portland State went 62.5% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of 16 attempts. Moreover, Portland State totaled 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Portland State dished out 13 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Tulane allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Green Wave converted 25 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Tulane finished the game with a 36.0% field goal percentage (18 out of 50) and made 2 of 17 shots from distance.

Asher Woods is a guy who was important in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He played for 32 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Tulane comes into this matchup with a record of 9-4 on the season. They currently have an average of 73.4 points per outing (278th in D-1) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Green Wave are shooting 29.3% from downtown (88 of 300) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tulane is collecting 31.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 163 dimes this season, which is 281st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game and as a group are committing 17.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Green Wave are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 296th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 196 surrendered on the season. The Green Wave defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.1% (343 of 760) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 231st in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the East Carolina Pirates went home defeated by a final of 99-51 against North Carolina. When talking about cleaning up the glass, East Carolina allowed North Carolina to snag 43 in all (12 offensive). They finished the game shooting 48.0% from downtown by going 12 of 25 and finished the game at 19 of 30 at the free throw line (63.3%). The Pirates allowed North Carolina to convert 34 out of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 54.0% for the game. In all, the Pirates shot 19 out of 73 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 26.0%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, East Carolina buried 2 out of their 22 attempts (9.1%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.7%. North Carolina was called for 13 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Pirates were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup.

Giovanni Emejuru ended up being a major contributor for the Pirates in this game. He made 8 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 14 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 34 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

East Carolina has a win-loss record of 5-8 on the season. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 39.3% from the field, which ranks 359th in the country. East Carolina has accumulated 872 points on the season (67.1 per contest) and they grab 36.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.6 times per game (354th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. The Pirates are committing 16.8 fouls every game while shooting 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 251st in the country in points given up per game with 76.2. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (292nd in college hoops). The East Carolina defense concedes 35.4% from downtown (108 of 305) and opponents are converting on 73.6% of their foul shots. They concede 14.2 assists and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 247th and 200th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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