Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN2

The Super Pit is the location where the North Texas Mean Green (15-11) will try to beat the Tulane Green Wave (15-10) on Thursday.

The Tulane Green Wave faced off with UAB and went home with a win by a final score of 55-54 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Green Wave ended up with 11 while UAB accumulated 8 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. UAB finished the game at 58.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 17 tries. On top of that, UAB had 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UAB distributed 7 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Concerning the defense, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 31.7% from the floor on 20 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Green Wave knocked down 5 of 5 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Tulane finished having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 of 58) and buried 8 of their 28 shots from downtown.

Rowan Brumbaugh is one player who played a role for the game. He went 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He played 38 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Tulane comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 15-10 on the season. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Tulane is snagging 31.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 322 dimes for the season, which ranks 298th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Green Wave are shooting 31.9% on three-point attempts (191 of 598) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They average 72.7 pts per game (261st in college hoops) while hitting 42.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Green Wave are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 177th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (73.6). The Green Wave defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (637 of 1,467) and they relinquish 38.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 176th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 350 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the North Texas Mean Green took home the win by a final score of 65-62 against Temple. With respect to how they rebounded, North Texas allowed Temple to collect 33 in all (9 offensive). They went 39.1% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 23 and finished the game at 9 of 17 at the charity stripe (52.9%). The Mean Green allowed Temple to knock down 22 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0% in the game. When the game finished, the Mean Green walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 38.7%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, North Texas converted 2 of their 13 attempts (15.4%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Temple earned 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Mean Green were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 31 in this contest.

Dylan Arnett pitched in for the Mean Green in this contest. He tallied 14 points in his 21 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this game. He converted 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

North Texas has a record of 15-11 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Mean Green are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which has them ranked 306th in Division 1. North Texas has accumulated 1,836 points so far this year (70.6 per game) and they average 34.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per contest (290th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. The Mean Green commit 19.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The North Texas defense gives up 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (152 of 511) and their opposition makes 71.1% of their foul shots. They allow 10.7 dimes and 34.9 boards per game, which is ranked 15th and 220th in the country. The Mean Green on defense are ranked 22nd in college in points allowed per contest with 66.2. They are able to force 15.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (67th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulane

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