North Texas Mean Green vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 1/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

Devlin Fieldhouse is where the Tulane Green Wave (12-5) will go up against the North Texas Mean Green (10-7) on Sunday.

The North Texas Mean Green stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-67 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Mean Green walked away with 22 while Wichita State finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 11 shots from beyond the arc. Wichita State finished the contest at 72.4% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 29 tries. On top of that, Wichita State grabbed 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Wichita State earned 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, North Texas allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 26 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 27 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mean Green made 16 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. North Texas finished with a 37.5% field goal percentage (24 out of 64) and buried 3 out of their 10 3-point attempts.

David Terrell Jr. is a guy who came through in the game. He ended up shooting 42.9% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes. He played 35 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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North Texas will take the court with a mark of 10-7 on the year. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per game and as a team they commit 19.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, North Texas is collecting 32.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 222 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 278th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Mean Green are shooting 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (106 of 323) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.8 points per game (318th in Division 1) while shooting 44.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Mean Green are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 16th in college in opponents points per game (64.9). The Mean Green are allowing a FG percentage of 41.5% (363 of 874) and they surrender 34.4 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 17th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 176 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Tulane Green Wave took a loss by a score of 82-69 when they faced UAB. In relation to rebounds, Tulane allowed UAB to pull down 43 overall (14 offensive). They shot 38.5% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 13 and finished the game at 17 out of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). The Green Wave permitted UAB to make 30 of 65 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Green Wave shot 24 out of 60 from the floor which had them at 40.0%. Regarding 3-point shots, Tulane buried 7 of 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 73.7%. UAB was called for 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Green Wave to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Green Wave recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 26 in the game.

Rowan Brumbaugh was important for the Green Wave in the matchup. He made 8 of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and added 7 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 38 mins on the court and earned 5 dimes for the matchup.

Tulane has a win-loss mark of 12-5 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Green Wave are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which is 285th in the nation. Tulane has 1,256 pts for the year (73.9 per contest) and they pull in 31.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per game (256th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. The Green Wave are committing 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Tulane defense allows 34.9% on three-point shots (137 of 392) and their opponents are connecting on 67.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.4 assists and 37.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 255th and 326th in those categories. The Green Wave on the defensive side of the court are 181st in the country in points allowed per contest with 73.4. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (223rd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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