Tulane (9-8) vs Florida Atlantic (9-8)
Game Info: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:30 pm (Devlin Fieldhouse)
The Line: Betting Odds: Tulane +2 — Over/Under: 153.5
The FAU Owls and the Tulane Green Wave meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Devlin Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an FAU vs. Tulane prediction.
FAU Recap
The FAU Owls come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-76 loss to UAB last time out to fall to 9-8 on the year. After this game, FAU will head home for a game against the Rice Owls.
Owls Looking To Rebound
Tre Carroll leads the Owls in scoring with 12.4 PPG and 4.8 RPG while Kaleb Glenn has 12 PPG with 4.5 RPG on the year. Baba Miller has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Owls on the glass while Leland Walker has 10.3 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4.5 APG to lead FAU in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for FAU so far this year. Matas Vokietaitis has 9 PPG with 5.5 RPG while KyKy Tandy also has 8.9 PPG while Ken Evans Jr. has 8.4 PPG and 2.8 APG as well on the year. As a team, FAU is averaging 81.9 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three, and 69.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win
- Florida Atlantic has won each of its last 12 Wednesday games.
- Tulane has lost nine of its last 10 night games against the American Athletic Conference.
Tulane Recap
The Tulane Green Wave come into this game looking to build on a 73-70 win over USF last time out to improve to 9-8 on the year as well. After this game, Tulane will head on the road for a matchup against Rice.
Green Wave Won 4 Of the Last 5
Kaleb Banks leads the way for Tulane in scoring and rebounding with 18.1 PPG and 7.9 RPG while Rowan Brumbaugh has 13.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead the Green Wave in the assist department up to this point in the year. Kam Williams has also added 9.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Asher Woods has 9.3 PPG with 2.4 APG and Greg Glenn’s contributed 9.2 PPG with 5.8 RPG and 2.8 APG as well. As a team, Tulane is averaging 76 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three, and 77.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Tulane Green Wave will win
- Tulane has won 25 of its last 29 night games at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Tulane’s last four home night games against the American Athletic Conference have produced a total of 156+ points.
- Six of Florida Atlantic’s last seven night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 152 or fewer points.
FAU vs. Tulane Prediction
I’m on Tulane here. I don’t think that it’s a far cry to say that Tulane’s the team in better form right now and in this matchup, I trust them at home more than I trust FAU right now. The Owls do a great job on the offensive glass, but they don’t really take care of the basketball which is a problem against a ball-hawking Tulane defense that gets after it and forces you into mistakes left and right. FAU also leaves a lot of points at the foul line, and I think that Tulane can take advantage and get the win at home here. Give me the Green Wave in this one.