Tulane Green Wave vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 2/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN2

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Tigers (10-10) will play the Tulane Green Wave (12-9) on Sunday.

The Tulane Green Wave stepped onto the hardwood against South Florida and ended up losing by a score of 97-83 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Green Wave ended up with 21 while South Florida finished the game with 20 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. South Florida finished the game shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by converting 25 of their 35 attempts. Moreover, South Florida grabbed 42 boards (15 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. South Florida doled out 17 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Regarding defending, Tulane allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Green Wave converted 16 of 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Tulane walked away from the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and knocked down 13 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Asher Woods is someone who played a role for this contest. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 25 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Tulane will take the court with a record of 12-9 for the season. They cough up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Tulane is pulling in 30.8 boards per game and is sitting with 269 assists for the campaign, which is 274th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Green Wave are shooting 32.1% on shots from distance (164 of 511) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.6 points per outing (250th in the nation) while shooting 43.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Green Wave are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 35.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 210th in the country in points per game allowed (74.7). The Green Wave defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (548 of 1,225) and they surrender 38.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 261st in college hoops in allowing assists with 306 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 92-65 against Florida Atlantic. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed Florida Atlantic to snag 33 in total (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 27.3% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 27 out of 39 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Tigers permitted Florida Atlantic to make 16 of 52 attempts from the floor which had them at 30.8% in the game. Overall, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 34 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.7%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Memphis knocked down 7 out of their 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 89.5%. Florida Atlantic had 15 fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 14 steals for the contest. The Tigers were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

Dug McDaniel ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the game. He made 11 of 19 in this contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and added 2 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 6 assists in the matchup.

Memphis has a record of 10-10 on the year. The Tigers are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (186th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. Memphis has accumulated 1,483 points on the year (74.2 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Tigers are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which ranks 278th in the nation.

The Memphis defense concedes 30.0% on shots from 3-point land (154 of 514) and their opposition knocks down 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.7 assists and 37.2 rebounds per contest, which is 204th and 314th in the country. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 164th in college in points per game surrendered with 72.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (42nd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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