Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

Devlin Fieldhouse is the site where the Tulane Green Wave (15-10) will take on the Rice Owls (11-15) on Sunday.

The Rice Owls faced East Carolina and took a loss by a score of 85-75 in their last game. Rice finished the game having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (26 of 68) and buried 9 out of their 34 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Owls converted 14 of 16 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 13 dimes for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, Rice allowed their opponent to shoot 53.7% from the floor on 29 of 54 shooting. East Carolina doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, East Carolina pulled down 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. East Carolina finished the contest at 73.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 26 attempts. They buried 8 out of their 17 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Owls finished with 18 and East Carolina racked up 18 fouls.

Trae Broadnax is one player who came through in this contest. He accounted for 27 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He played 36 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Rice steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 11-15 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Rice is snagging 38.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 321 assists for the campaign, which ranks 311th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Owls are shooting 35.2% on 3-point shots (235 of 667) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.7 points per contest (223rd in the nation) while hitting 42.2% from the field.

On defense, the Owls are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 69th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 315 conceded this season. The Owls defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (671 of 1,520) and they relinquish 36.7 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 33.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 222nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulane Green Wave walked away with a victory by a final of 55-54 when they faced UAB. Regarding cleaning the glass, Tulane allowed UAB to get 44 in total (14 offensive). They went 14.8% from distance by going 4 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). The Green Wave allowed UAB to convert 20 of 63 attempts from the floor which had them at 31.7% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Green Wave went 21 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Tulane converted 8 out of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 5 of those for a rate of 100.0%. UAB committed 8 personal fouls in this game which got the Green Wave to the free throw line for a total of 5 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Green Wave pulled down 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game.

Rowan Brumbaugh ended up having an impact for the Green Wave for this contest. He earned 17 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Tulane has a record of 15-10 so far this season. The Green Wave commit 17.6 fouls every game while shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per game (268th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per contest. Tulane has accumulated 1,817 pts so far this year (72.7 per contest) and they snag 31.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Green Wave are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 302nd in D-1.

The Green Wave on defense are ranked 176th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 73.6. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (142nd in the nation). The Tulane defense allows 33.0% on shots from distance (191 of 578) and opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.0 dimes and 38.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 238th and 352nd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rice

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