Tulane Green Wave vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 2/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs UAB Blazers

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

Bartow Arena is where the UAB Blazers (16-9) will take on the Tulane Green Wave (14-10) on Sunday.

The Tulane Green Wave faced Temple and earned the victory with a final of 77-66 in their last game. Tulane ended the game having earned a 51.2% field goal percentage (22 of 43) and knocked down 6 of their 18 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Green Wave converted 27 of their 40 tries for a percentage of 67.5%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defense, Tulane let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 20 out of 60 shooting. Temple recorded 9 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Temple snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Temple shot 74.1% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 27 tries. They also knocked down 6 of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Green Wave left the arena with 20 and Temple finished the game with 26 personal fouls.

Tyler Ringgold is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and also pulled down 1 board. He accounted for 22 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Tulane heads into this one with a record of 14-10 for the season. They average 73.4 points per contest (251st in the country) while connecting on 43.2% from the field. The Green Wave are connecting on 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (183 of 570) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulane is pulling down 30.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 313 dimes so far this season, which is 293rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Green Wave are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 201st in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.4). The Green Wave defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (617 of 1,404) and they concede 38.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 210th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 343 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UAB Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 68-63 when they played Tulsa. The Blazers collected 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Tulsa was called for 10 fouls for the contest which got the Blazers to the free throw line for 13 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 69.2%. In relation to 3-point attempts, UAB knocked down 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). Overall, the Blazers went 25 out of 66 from the field which had them at 37.9%. The Blazers allowed Tulsa to make 25 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.1% for the contest. They shot 26.9% from 3-point land by hitting 7 of 26 and finished the contest at 6 of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, UAB permitted Tulsa to pull down 37 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Dayjaun Anderson ended up being important for the Blazers for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

UAB has a mark of 16-9 for the season. As an offensive team, the Blazers are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 254th in college hoops. UAB has totaled 2,021 pts this year (80.8 per game) and they pull down 41.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per contest (160th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest. The Blazers have committed 14.8 fouls per game and they shoot 70.0% from the free throw line.

The Blazers are ranked 211th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 74.6. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (116th in college hoops). The UAB defense gives up 32.6% on 3-pointers (206 of 631) and their opposition knocks down 73.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.7 assists and 36.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 207th and 305th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB

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