Houston at Tulane 2/17/19 - College Basketball Picks & Odds

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:34 AM ET

The Houston Cougars are set to visit Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana for an AAC clash against the Tulane Green Wave. The Cougars come into this game ranked 9th in the AP Poll and in the midst of a 9-game win streak with their latest win coming on the road against the UConn Huskies, 71-63. Dejon Jarreau led the way for the Cougars with 18 points and 7 assists off the bench. Armoni Brooks had a productive game in 28 minutes as he delivered 12 points and 6 rebounds.

The Tulane Green Wave has struggled in AAC play as they currently sit at 0-11, and they are looking to break a 13-game losing streak after losing at home on Thursday to the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, 80-57. Caleb Daniels led the way in the scoring department as he was able to contribute 13 points and 5 rebounds. Samir Sehic flirted with the double-double mark as he recorded 8 points and 11 rebounds. Corey Davis Jr. leads the Houston Cougars in scoring as he averages 15.3 PPG, but he is also one of the top defenders for this team as he averages 1 steal per game. Armoni Brooks is the leading rebounder for Kelvin Sampson and company as he is averaging 6.4 RPG, but he is also an efficient scorer as he averages 13.7 PPG. Glenn Robinson Jr. is one of the top assist guys in the conference as he is averaging 5.2 APG while contributing 8.1 PPG. Houston is shooting 44.2% from the field this season while connecting on 34.6% of their 3-point attempts.

Caleb Daniels is the leading scorer for the Tulane Green Wave as the sophomore guard is scoring an average of 15.5 PPG while contributing 5 RPG and 3 APG. Samir Sehic is the leading rebounder for Mike Dunleavy and company as the junior forward is averaging 7.8 RPG, but he is also one of the go-to scorers as he is averaging 11.3 PPG. Jordan Cornish is the leading assists guy for the Green Wave as the senior guard is averaging 3.9 APG while contributing 11 PPG. Tulane is shooting 41.2% from the field this season while connecting on 30.8% of their 3-point attempts.

The Houston Cougars are rolling and continue to have success ATS, and they have also been very good when playing at Tulane as they have covered the spread 5 of the last 6 times. Houston has one of the top defenses in the country and they will show that in this one as Tulane doesn’t have many offensive weapons to compete with the 9th ranked team in the nation. Final Score Prediction, Houston Cougars win and cover ATS 76-50.

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