Tulane vs East Carolina 2/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The East Carolina Pirates will travel to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse to take on the Tulane Green Wave this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The East Carolina Pirates lost their 5^th straight game and dropped to 11-10 on the season after being defeated by the Temple Owls, 71-63, this past Wednesday. East Carolina struggled offensively against the Temple defense and could not fight back after the Owls took a 48-35 lead with 9:32 left in regulation. East Carolina shot 32.8% from the field & 21.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Temple to shoot 41.2% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Pirates was Tristen Newton who had 22 points, 5 rebounds, & 4 assists.

On the season, East Carolina is averaging 70.2 ppg on 40.8% shooting from the field. The Pirates are averaging 7.6 three-pointers per game on 34.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, East Carolina has been led by Tristen Newton (17.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.5 spg), Vance Jackson (12.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.3 apg), Brandon Suggs (10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg), & Tremont Robinson-White (6.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.8 spg).

Defensviely, East Carolina is allowing their opponents to average 71.5 ppg on 43.1% shooting from the field. The Pirates have a rebound margin of -0.7 and a turnover margin of -0.1.

The Tulane Green Wave had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 9-10 on the season after being defeated by the 6^th ranked Houston Cougars, 73-62, this past Wednesday. Tulane didn’t have any answers for the strong Houston defense and allowed the Cougars to pull away for the victory in the 2^nd half after Houston took a 58-48 lead with 7:48 left in regulation. Tulane shot just 32.8% from the field & 21.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Houston to shoot 46.0% from the field & 25.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Green Wave was Kevin Cross who had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, & 2 steals.

On the season, Tulane is averaging 72.4 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Green Wave are averaging 7.8 three-pointers per game on 36.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Tulane has been led by Jalen Cook (19.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.4 spg), Jaylen Forbes (15.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg), Kevin Cross (14.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.1 spg, 1.1 bpg), & Sion James (7.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg).

Defensively, Tulane is allowing their opponents to average 71.1 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Green Wave have a rebound margin of -6.5 and a turnover margin of 4.1.

The Pirates are 9-21 ATS in their last 30 road games vs. a team with a winning home record & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Green Wave are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall & 4-12 ATS in their last 5 home games.

East Carolina has picked up some nice wins at home this season, however, this is a team that ranks just 206^th in scoring offense & 245^th in scoring defense and has yet to pick up a win on the road this season. Tulane is 6-3 at home this season and between the fact that the Green Wave have done a great job forcing turnovers and that I think their offense will be able to do plenty of damage against the East Carolina defense, I’m taking Tulane to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!