Tulane vs. North Texas Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 18

The Tulane Green Wave (12-5, 3-1 AAC) play the North Texas Mean Green (10-7, 1-3 AAC) as just 1.5-point favorites on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The matchup's point total is 134.5.

Tulane dropped its last outing 82-69 against UAB on Wednesday. Asher Woods scored a team-best 16 points for Tulane in the loss. North Texas' most recent outing on Sunday ended in a 78-67 loss to Wichita State. North Texas got a team-best 19 points from David Terrell Jr. in the loss.

Tulane vs. North Texas Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Tulane -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tulane -125
• Moneyline underdog: North Texas +104
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

How to watch Tulane vs. North Texas

• TV Channel: ESPN2
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Tulane vs. North Texas

• A total of 12 of Tulane's games this season have gone over Sunday's over/under of 134.5 points.
• There have been six North Texas games that ended with a combined score higher than 134.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 143.7 points per game, 9.2 points more than the over/under of 134.5 for this contest.
• This matchup's total is 3.8 less than the 138.3 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Tulane has a 147.3 average over/under in its games this season, 12.8 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• North Texas' games have an average over/under of 134.6 points this season, 0.1 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Tulane vs. North Texas

• Against the spread, Tulane is 7-9-0 this season.
• The Green Wave have been favored by 1.5 points or more 10 times this season and are 5-5 ATS in those games.
• In North Texas' 15 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• This season, the Mean Green have an ATS record of 7-3 in their 10 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Tulane is 4-6 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
• At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or greater, Tulane is 3-4 ATS.
• In away games, North Texas is 3-2 against the spread, and 1-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Tulane vs. North Texas

• This season, Tulane has won nine out of the 10 games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Green Wave have a record of 9-1, a 90% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for Tulane.
• North Texas has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 10 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (30%) in those games.
• This season, the Mean Green have come away with a win one times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +104 or worse on the moneyline.
• North Texas has an implied victory probability of 49% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Tulane vs. North Texas

• Pick ATS: North Texas (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (134.5)
  
• Prediction: North Texas 72 - Tulane 67