Tulane vs Houston 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Houston Cougars (22-4) vs. Tulane Green Wave (12-11)
February 23, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tulane Green Wave +8.5 / Houston Cougars -8.5; Over/Under: -138.5
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The Houston Cougars and the Tulane Green Wave meet in college basketball action from the Devlin Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
The Houston Cougars will look to build on a 76-74 OT win over Wichita State last time out. Kyler Edwards leads the Cougars in scoring with 13.6 PPG as well as 6 RPG while Josh Carlton has 12 PPG with a team-high 6.7 RPG and Fabian White Jr. has 12 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Houston coming into this game. As a team, Houston is averaging 76.2 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 66.2% from the foul line while allowing 58.7 PPG on 36.6% shooting from the field and 29.4% from three this season.
The Tulane Green Wave will try to build on back-to-back wins after a 76-57 win over USF last time out. Jalen Cook leads Tulane in scoring and assists with 18.1 PPG along with 3.7 APG while Jaylen Forbes has 16.7 PPG with 5.1 RPG and Kevin Cross has 14.1 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG and 3.5 APG to lead the Green Wave in rebounding and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Tulane so far this season. As a team, Tulane is averaging 73.9 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 74.7% from the foul line while allowing 71.2 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.
Houston is 39-12-1 ATS in their last 52 games following an ATS loss while the over is 5-2-1 in their last 8 road games. Tulane is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games over is 5-1 in their last 6 Wednesday games.
This is a tough game, as Houston is rightfully favored, but they have a prime look-ahead spot in front of them with a championship-deciding date with SMU on the horizon. That said, Tulane did cover against the Cougars in the first meeting and are at home, but a 10-point adjustment from the first meeting even in a different venue is a big shift, maybe an overshift if you ask me. This Houston team is really good and I think they get ready for the game against SMU with a big win over Tulane here. Give me the Cougars laying the points in this one.
