Tulane Green Wave vs Temple Owls Prediction, 3/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Temple Owls

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (15-14) will play the Tulane Green Wave (17-12) at Liacouras Center on Thursday.

The Tulane Green Wave took the court against South Florida and ended up losing by a score of 90-62 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Green Wave ended up with 18 and South Florida totaled 19 fouls. They buried 9 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. South Florida went 84.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 25 tries. Furthermore, South Florida totaled 41 boards (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Florida totaled 22 assists and had 8 steals in this game. With respect to defending, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 30 out of 67 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Green Wave buried 18 of 27 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Tulane walked away from the contest with a 36.7% field goal percentage (18 out of 49) and made 8 of their 28 shots from 3-point land.

Curtis Williams is a player who played a role for the game. He finished the game shooting 37.5% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He totaled 27 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Tulane heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 17-12 on the season. They average 72.2 points per game (271st in the nation) while hitting 42.8% from the floor. The Green Wave are connecting on 32.2% on 3-pointers (225 of 699) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulane is pulling down 31.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 374 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 290th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Green Wave have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.8% on 3-point shots and they are 210th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.7). The Green Wave defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (746 of 1,709) and they relinquish 38.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 219th in D-1 in giving up assists with 417 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Temple Owls went home defeated by a final of 80-74 when they played Rice. When talking about rebounding, Temple allowed Rice to snag 27 in total (6 on the offensive side). They went 30.8% from three-point range by going 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 14 out of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). The Owls permitted Rice to bury 29 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Owls ended up shooting 25 out of 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Temple buried 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.1%. Rice was called for 21 fouls for the contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. The Owls snagged 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for this contest.

Aiden Tobiason was important for the Owls in the matchup. He totaled 20 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He buried 7 out of 9 for this game for a rate of 77.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Temple has a win-loss mark of 15-14 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Owls are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 227th in Division 1. Temple has totaled 2,142 pts this year (73.9 per contest) and they average 33.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.4 times per game (289th in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.0 times per game. The Owls commit 17.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Temple defense allows 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 596) and opponents are converting on 70.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.4 dimes and 33.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 97th and 149th in those categories. The Owls are ranked 105th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.1. They have forced 10.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (210th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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