College hoops betting interest focuses on the Tulane vs Tulsa battle Saturday at Fogelman Arena as the Green Wave look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

The Green Wave bring a 15-12 record (9-11 ATS) to this tilt against the 16-11 Golden Hurricane, who are 13-10 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Tulane go 7-13 so far and the Golden Hurricane go 13-10.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Tulane in this one will find them as 2.5-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 106 (Green Wave) and the No. 67 (Golden Hurricane) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 69-68 result in favor of the Green Wave has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Golden Hurricane rank No. 90 in NCAA Division 1 with 36.2 per game. That compares with Tulane’s No. 140 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Tulane is college basketball's No. 180-ranked team at 6.1 per game, while the Golden Hurricane rate No. 204 with 5.9 per game.

Defensively, Tulsa features the nation's No. 22-rated defense on the road, allowing 61.6 points per game. Tulane, meanwhile, comes in at No. 158 nationally in scoring at home.

Tulsa won its last outing, a 69-50 result against Rice on February 18. They covered in that game as an 8.5-point favorite. Tulsa got 23 points from Jordan Clarkson en route to a 69-50 victory over Rice on Saturday at Reynolds Center.

In their last action, Tulane was a 64-50 loser on the road against Southern Methodist. They failed to cover the 2.5-point spread as underdogs. Tulane suffered a 64-50 loss against Southern Methodist on Wednesday, getting 21 points from Ricky Tarrant in a losing effort at Moody Coliseum.


Tulsa Golden Hurricane Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing UAB are 9-1
After playing Rice are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Tulane Green Wave Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Southern Methodist are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Golden Hurricane at Green Wave trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tulsa's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tulane's last 7 games when playing Tulsa
Tulane is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulane's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulane's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Tulsa at UAB, Wednesday, February 29
Tulane at Houston, Wednesday, February 29