UCF Knights vs Tulane Green Wave 3/3/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The UCF Knights (17-9) will meet the Tulane Green Wave (12-13) in the AAC at Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET. Central Florida heads to AAC battle to extend their winning streak after a 14-point triumph versus Cincinnati and improved to 17-9 overall this season.

The Knights made a 4-1 run in their last five with a loss to 14th ranked Houston and beat down Wichita State, Tulsa, and East Carolina including their recent victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats on February 23.

Central Florida is in 5th place at 9-7 in the American Athletic Conference with a 17-9 overall standing and a 4-6 record away from home this year. The Knights ended up scoring 38 and held the Bearcats to just 25 points at the break in cruising to a 75-61 final score last game out. Forward CJ Walker sparked the offense of UCF with 13 points and 6 rebounds.

The Central Florida Knights averaged 70.3 PPG in shooting for 42.8% from the floor, 35.1% from beyond the arc, and 71.2% from the free-throw line their defense allowed only 67.3 PPG on 42% overall shooting and 30.2% from the long-range.

Guard Darin Green Jr. bested all scorers off the Knights with an average of 13.4 PPG while Guard Darius Perry scored an average of 11.2 PPG as the next leading scorer for UCF and also led in assists with an average of 4.3 APG. Forward Cheikh Mbacke Diong controlled the board for the Knights with an average of 5.8 RPG.

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UCF Knights vs Tulane Green Wave Predictions 3/3/2022

The Tulane Green Wave will try to get back in hosting this AAC duel after a back-to-back defeat that dropped their overall standing to one game below the .500 mark at 12-13 on the season.

The Green Wave ended a two-game winning streak after losing their last two outings against 14th ranked Houston and the recent five-point loss to the Temple Owls on February 27.

Tulane is in 6th place behind UCF at 9-7 in the American Athletic Conference with an overall standing at 12-13 and a home record at 8-4 this year. In losing to Temple, the Green Wave took a slim two-point advantage over the Owls at the break but failed to stop the 46-point scoring of Temple in the final half of their 70-75 defeat. Guard Jaylen Forbes led the offense with 19 points and 5 boards.

Guard Jalen Cook led the Green Wave in scoring with an average of 18.0 PPG on 42.9% overall shooting and in assists with an average of 3.5% APG.

Forward Kevin Cross controlled the glass for Tulane with an average of 6.6 rebounds per match. The Green Wave marked an average scoring of 73.4 PPG on 43.8% FG while their defense has given away an average of 71.7 PPG to their opponents.

UCF Knights vs. Tulane Green Wave. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Central Florida +1. The Green Wave struggled to get back on the winning track after losing their last two outings while the Knights gained momentum to grab their 3rd straight win on Thursday night. Tulane has a stronger offense at 73.4 PPG but the solid defense of UCF will put the offense of the Green Wave in check. Prediction: The UCF Knights will win at 69-67.

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