South Florida Bulls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPNU

The Tulane Green Wave (12-8) will take on the USF Bulls (13-7) at Devlin Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The USF Bulls played Florida Atlantic and walked away with a win by a score of 89-75 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 16 and Florida Atlantic accumulated 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Florida Atlantic ended up shooting 73.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Florida Atlantic snagged 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida Atlantic earned 8 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defense, South Florida allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the field on 27 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulls buried 22 of 31 shots for a rate of 71.0%. South Florida walked away from the contest with a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 of 68) and made 7 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Wes Enis is a guy who came through for this game. He racked up 19 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played 34 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 38.5% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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South Florida comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-7 so far this year. They are averaging 89.8 pts per contest (12th in college) while going 43.9% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 33.7% on shots from distance (203 of 602) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a team, South Florida is snagging 43.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 351 assists for the season, which has them ranked 42nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They concede 34.9% from 3-point land while they are 305th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (78.9). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (526 of 1,258) and they relinquish 38.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 100th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 252 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Tulane Green Wave went home defeated by a final of 73-70 against Charlotte. In reference to how they rebounded, Tulane permitted Charlotte to get 33 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.1% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 21 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Green Wave allowed Charlotte to make 26 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.0% in this contest. Overall, the Green Wave finished shooting 23 out of 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Tulane converted 4 out of their 21 attempts (19.0%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Charlotte had 19 fouls in this game which took the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Green Wave recorded 14 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 16 in this matchup.

Rowan Brumbaugh ended up being a major contributor for the Green Wave in the matchup. He buried 11 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 73.3%, and added 5 rebounds. He accumulated 35 points in his 39 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Tulane has a mark of 12-8 on the campaign. As an offense, the Green Wave are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which is 303rd in D-1. Tulane has accumulated 1,463 points on the year (73.2 per contest) and they average 30.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.5 times per contest (297th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per contest. The Green Wave are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Green Wave defensively are ranked 184th in the country in PPG surrendered with 73.6. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (233rd in D-1). The Tulane defense surrenders 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 453) and their opponents are knocking down 68.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.5 dimes and 37.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 266th and 334th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulane

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