Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 1/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (9-5) are en route to Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will play the Tulane Green Wave (10-4).

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against UTSA and walked away with a win by a score of 110-70 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Owls ended up with 24 and UTSA accounted for 15 fouls. They buried 9 of 31 attempts from three-point range. UTSA walked away from this one shooting 76.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 30 attempts. On top of that, UTSA had 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UTSA totaled 9 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed their opponent to shoot 31.1% from the field on 19 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 19 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Owls converted 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Florida Atlantic walked away from the contest having earned a 58.5% FG percentage (38 of 65) and buried 18 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Devin Vanterpool is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 21 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He recorded 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will play this game with a record of 9-5 so far this year. They are averaging 84.9 points per game (63rd in the country) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Owls are hitting 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (138 of 378) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 39.1 boards per game and has earned 202 dimes so far this year, which ranks 165th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on three-point shots and they are 181st in college in opponents PPG (73.4). The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (352 of 811) and they surrender 33.2 boards per contest as a team. They are 108th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 165 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Tulane Green Wave walked away with a victory by a final of 79-70 against East Carolina. The Green Wave earned 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. East Carolina was called for 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to shots from downtown, Tulane made 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). When all was said and done, the Green Wave finished shooting 25 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.2%. The Green Wave allowed East Carolina to make 26 out of 64 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.6% for this contest. They shot 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 12 out of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). In reference to team rebounding, Tulane allowed East Carolina to snag 29 in all (9 offensive).

Asher Woods ended up having an impact for the Green Wave in the matchup. He accumulated 19 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 4 dimes in this game. He made 6 out of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Tulane has a mark of 10-4 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Green Wave are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which ranks 276th in the country. Tulane has earned 1,033 points so far this year (73.8 per contest) and they grab 31.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.7 times per game (298th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per contest. The Green Wave commit 17.1 fouls every game and they hit 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Tulane defense gives up 36.4% on shots from distance (122 of 335) and their opposition knocks down 67.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.9 dimes and 37.1 boards per game, which is 279th and 298th in those categories on the defensive end. The Green Wave on the defensive side of the court are 222nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.9. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (261st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulane

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