The Tulane Green Wave (3-6) square off against the Texas Southern Tigers (4-6) at Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse. The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, December 17, 2018, and will air on ESPN 3.
Texas Southern Tigers vs. Tulane Green Wave ATS Prediction
The Tigers will be hoping for similar success after narrowly defeating the Baylor Bears in their last matchup, 72-69. Texas Southern’s 0.250 free throw rate was their largest advantage over Baylor, who had a mark of 0.045. Texas Southern was led by Trayvon Reed, who put up 15 points and 12 rebounds.
In the Green Wave’s previous game, they were beaten by the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles, 80-69. Florida State won the rebounding battle. The Seminoles had 13 offensive rebounds and 37 total rebounds, while the Green Wave had eight and 29, respectively. Kevin Zhang had a good game for Tulane, leading both teams in scoring with 24 points on 9-for-13 shooting.
Dating back to the 2017-18 season, Texas Southern has done a solid job of getting to the free throw line. They rank 40th in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.291), but Tulane has been among the best in the NCAA at keeping opponents off the line (ranking 58th by allowing a FTA rate of 0.234).
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Tulane averages 34.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 126th in the nation. Texas Southern ranks 258th in rebounds allowed per game (39.4).
The Tigers rank 123rd in three pointers allowed per game (21.8) while the Green Wave rank 227th (21.2).
Tulane ranks 139th in assists allowed per game (12.6) while Texas Southern ranks 241st (15.8).
The Green Wave average 3.9 blocks per game, which ranks 108th in the nation. The Tigers rank 165th in blocks allowed per game (4.1).
Texas Southern averages 6.2 steals per game, which ranks 126th in the NCAA. Tulane ranks 159th in steals allowed per game (6.9).
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