Florida Atlantic Owls (11-4) vs. Tulane Green Wave (10-4)
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tulane Green Wave +6.5 / Florida Atlantic Owls -6.5; Over/Under: +164.5
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The FAU Owls and the Tulane Green Wave meet in college basketball action from the Devlin Fieldhouse on Thursday night. A pair of 1-1 AAC teams duke it out in this one, who gets conference win #2? Let’s dive in and find out with our FAU vs. Tulane Prediction.
FAU Team Preview
The FAU Owls come into this one looking to rebound from a 70-68 loss to Charlotte last time out. Johnell Davis leads the Owls in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 PPG and 6.7 RPG while Vladislav Goldin has 14.1 PPG with 6.9 RPG and Alijah Martin has 12.7 PPG with 4.8 RPG, rounding out the scoring in double figures for FAU this season. Jalen Gaffney also has a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Owls in assists up to this point the year. As a team, FAU is averaging 81.9 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three and 69.3% from the foul line this season.
Tulane Team Preview
The Tulane Green Wave come into this one looking to bounce back from a 70-56 loss to North Texas last time out. Kevin Cross leads the Green Wave across the board with 16.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG and 5 APG while Sion James has 14.4 PPG and 4.4 RPG. Kolby King has 15.1 PPG with 4.9 RPG and Collin Holloway has 12.9 PPG with 4.1 RPG. Jaylen Forbes has 14.2 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.2 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Tulane up to this point in the year. As a team, Tulane is averaging 86.9 PPG on 50.6% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 73.8% from the foul line this season.
FAU vs. Tulane Prediction
I’m leaning towards FAU here. The Owls are simply the better team on both ends of the floor, and I just have serious doubts that Tulane can match FAU’s energy for a full 40 minutes. I just look for FAU to control this game from start to finish so give me the Owls laying the points.
