The Tulane Green Wave (17-7, 10-3 American) take on the No. 1 Houston Cougars (25-2, 13-1) on Wednesday at Fertitta Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Tulane vs. Houston odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Green Wave defeated USF 84-66 as 4.5-point road favorites on Saturday. Tulane has won 5 games in a row and 8 of its last 10 contests.
The Cougars were unable to cover as 14.5-point favorites in Sunday’s 72-64 win over Memphis. Houston is on a 7-game win streak and has won 9 of its last 10.
Tulane and Houston will be facing each other for the 2nd time this season on Wednesday. The Cougars won 80-60 in the first meeting as 10.5-point road favorites and the Under (146.5) hit on Jan. 17.
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Tulane at Houston odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tulane +675 (bet $100 to win $675) | Houston -1300 (bet $1,300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane +15.5 (-115) | Houston -15.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 146.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Tulane at Houston picks and predictions
Prediction
Houston 80, Tulane 68
Moneyline
AVOID.
Even though Houston is expected to win, you would need to bet over $1,000 just to make back $100 of profit on the Cougars’ moneyline.
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Against the spread
TULANE +15.5 (-115) is the ideal choice with the Green Wave playing very well recently. Houston is 7-7 ATS in conference games, while Tulane is a conference-best 10-3 ATS against AAC opponents.
The Green Wave are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and the Cougars are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games against a team with a winning road record.
Over/Under
OVER 146.5 (-105) is the lean in this matchup with Tulane’s defense allowing 75.3 points per game (313th in the nation). The Green Wave also average a healthy 82.3 points per game (11th) with G Jalen Cook posting 20.1 points per game.
Tulane has gone Over in 6 of its last 7 road games and Houston is 5-2 to the Over in its last 7 games overall.
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