Tulane Green Wave vs Temple Owls Prediction, 1/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (11-6) will try to beat the Tulane Green Wave (10-8) at Liacouras Center on Sunday.

The Tulane Green Wave took the court against Florida Atlantic and went home with a win by a final score of 80-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Green Wave ended up walking away with 17 while Florida Atlantic totaled 21 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 26 shots from distance. Florida Atlantic finished the game shooting 57.9% at the free throw line by making 11 of 19 tries. Furthermore, Florida Atlantic collected 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Florida Atlantic doled out 15 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Tulane allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 24 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in this matchup as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 13 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Green Wave knocked down 23 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. Tulane finished the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 of 54) and converted 7 of 26 shots from 3-point land.

Kaleb Banks is one player who played a role in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 29 minutes played and collected 4 boards. He left the arena with 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Tulane enters this game with a mark of 10-8 for the year. They average 76.2 pts per contest (154th in the nation) while hitting 44.1% from the floor. The Green Wave are hitting 34.2% on 3-pointers (151 of 442) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Tulane is pulling in 36.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 287 dimes for the year, which is 56th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Green Wave are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. They rank 271st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 253 surrendered for the year. The Green Wave defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.4% (414 of 1,050) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 30.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 83rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Temple Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 88-81 against Memphis. The Owls were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. Memphis committed 25 personal fouls for this game which got the Owls to the free throw line for 34 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Temple converted 9 out of 22 tries (40.9%). Overall, the Owls finished the game shooting 29 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8%. The Owls permitted Memphis to convert 27 of their 60 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.0% in this game. They finished 28.6% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 21 and ended up going 21 out of 31 at the free throw line (67.7%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Temple permitted Memphis to collect 23 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Jamal Mashburn Jr. was important for the Owls for the matchup. He earned 21 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 16 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 25.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Temple has a mark of 11-6 for the year. The Owls are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per game and they shoot 71.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per contest (337th in the country) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. Temple has tallied 1,351 points so far this year (79.5 per game) and they collect 38.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 183rd in D-1.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 266th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.6. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (93rd in D-1). The Temple defense allows 31.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (127 of 403) and their opponents are making 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.2 dimes and 37.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 269th and 303rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Temple

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