The Cougars will try to cover the spread at Hofheinz Pavilion on Wednesday when they get a visit from the Tulane Green Wave in college basketball action.

The Cougars currently sports a 13-14 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 8-10 ATS. The Green Wave are 15-13 and 9-12 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Cougars produce a 9-7-2 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Green Wave have gone 8-13 against the number.



View Tulane vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Cougars installed as 1-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Cougars at No. 221 and the Green Wave at No. 106 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 73-67 result in favor of the Green Wave.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Houston's No. 102-rated squad against Tulane's No. 161-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Houston rates No. 251 in the country with 5.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 169 nationally with 6.2 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Tulane owns the country's No. 53-rated mark, allowing 64.4 points per game on the highway. Houston, on the other hand, rates No. 65 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Tulane was a 73-69 loser at home against Tulsa. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as underdogs. The Green Wave endured a 73-69 loss at the hands of the Golden Hurricane on Saturday, despite a 21-point effort from Ricky Tarrant at Fogelman Arena.

Houston won its last outing, a 62-59 result against Southern Methodist on February 25. They covered in that game as a 1-point favorite. The Cougars got a terrific 27-point effort from Joseph Young as Houston defeated Southern Methodist 62-59 on Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion.


Tulane Green Wave Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing East Carolina are 2-8
After playing Tulsa are 7-3
After a loss are 2-8

Houston Cougars Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Rice are 3-7
After playing Southern Methodist are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Green Wave at Cougars trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulane's last 7 games on the road
Tulane is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tulane is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston
Tulane is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Tulane
Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Tulane


Next up:
Tulane home to East Carolina, Saturday, March 3
Houston at Rice, Saturday, March 3