Tulane vs North Texas Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Tulane Green Wave and the North Texas Mean Green meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Bartow Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tulane vs. North Texas prediction.

Tulane Recap

The Tulane Green Wave come into this game looking to add on to their 61-60 win over UTSA last time out to sit at 13-10 on the year. After this game, Tulane will head home for a game against Rice.

Green Wave Win Back-To-Back Games

Kaleb Banks leads the way for Tulane in scoring and rebounding with 16.2 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Rowan Brumbaugh has 15 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Green Wave in the assist department up to this point in the year. Kam Williams has also added 9.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Asher Woods has 9.7 PPG with 2.3 APG and Greg Glenn’s contributed 9.1 PPG with 5.8 RPG and 3.2 APG as well. As a team, Tulane is averaging 74.2 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three, and 76.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tulane Green Wave will win

• Tulane has won five of its last six day games.

North Texas Recap

The North Texas Mean Green come into this game looking to bounce back from a 64-61 loss at the hands of UAB last time out. After this game, North Texas will head on the road for their own matchup with the Rice Owls.

Mean Green Drop Back-To-Back Games

Atin Wright leads the Mean Green in scoring with 13.9 PPG along with 2.3 RPG while Brenen Lorient has 12.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for North Texas up to this point in the year. Johnathan Massie has 8.2 PPG with 4.9 RPG while Jasper Floyd has 7.7 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG as well on the year to lead the Mean Green in the assist department. Moulaye Sissoko has 7.4 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead North Texas on the glass while Latrell Jossell has 7.4 PPG as well on the year. As a team, North Texas is averaging 68.6 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three-point range, and 77.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Texas Mean Green will win

• North Texas has won 11 of its last 12 games at The Super Pit.

Total Points Facts

• Thirty of Tulane’s last 31 day games against the American Athletic Conference have produced a total of 126+ points.
• Eighteen of North Texas’s last 20 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 125+ points.

Tulane vs. North Texas Prediction

I’m with Tulane and the points here. I get the case to be made for North Texas being favored at home, but this is a battle between two teams that are defensive-minded and two of the top three defensive units in the AAC this season. This feels like a game where points will be at a premium and North Texas still plays at one of the slowest paces in the country. When possession counts are low, I usually try to be on big underdogs as we’ve seen it be difficult for North Texas to pull away to cover big numbers when the game is played at a snail’s pace. Give me the points with the Green Wave in this game.