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The Tulane Green Wave (12-8, 8-10-1 ATS, 11-7-1 O/U) take on the SMU Mustangs (13-7, 11-6-2 ATS, 8-11 O/U) in an AAC showdown on Thursday evening. The Green Wave were hit with a home loss by Charlotte on Saturday. The Mustangs lost a road bout to Wichita State on Sunday. Tulane went 2-0 against SMU last season.
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The Tulane Green Wave are seeking their fourth conference win. Tulane has not been able to win games with any consistency in conference play due to the shaky defense. They beat Tulsa in overtime in their first conference win and also defeated Memphis last week. Tulane has since dropped two consecutive games, losing to UTSA, and were 3.5-point dogs in a 75-71 home loss against Charlotte on Saturday to dip to 3-5 in AAC play. The Green Wave have covered the spread in two of their last five bouts,
Kevin Cross is having an outstanding season. The senior forward has scored at least 20 points in three of his last five games including 28 points against Tulsa. He has recorded an average of 17.5 PPG on the season. Jaylen Forbes scored 23 in the loss against UTSA last week. The senior guard is averaging a solid 15.1 PPG but is only shooting 37% on the year. Sion James has scored double digits in three of his last four clashes. The junior guard is posting an average of 13.8 PPG.
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The Green Wave are ranked 115th in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and has recorded a 2-3 mark on the road including three conference road defeats. Tulane is scoring an average of 85.2 points, good for 10th. They have allowed at least 75 points in five straight games and are conceding an average of 79.3 points, placing them 340th.