The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are favored by two field goals when they open their season against the Tulane Green Wave at Benson Field at Yulman Stadium. CBS Sports Network will televise the action and kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Tulane Green Wave Betting Preview
In this Thursday matchup, Wake Forest is projected as the favorite and is currently giving up 6 points. The Demon Deacons are also receiving -240 moneyline odds while the Green Wave are +190. This tilt is a toss-up. If one side can find paydirt early it will produce a worthy live betting scenario. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 56. With the spread currently sitting at Tulane +6, oddsmakers are speculating that this could be a 25-31 victory for the Demon Deacons.
The sharp action has been siding with both the Green Wave and the under. The line originally opened at 8 while the O/U was initially 61.
The Deacs finished 8-4-1 against the spread (ATS) last year. The under hit in five of their matchups while the over cashed seven times. The Green Wave assembled a record of 8-4 ATS with an O/U record of 6-6.
Overall, the Demon Deacons went 8-5 straight-up (SU) last season while the Green Wave only managed a 5-7 SU record in 2017. When playing against conference opponents, the Demon Deacons went 4-4 SU and the Green Wave were 3-5 SU against American Athletic Conference programs. The Demon Deacons went 3-1 SU against teams from outside the ACC while the Green Wave were 2-2 SU against non-conference competition.
The Demon Deacons averaged 267 passing yards per game and 158 rushing yards per game against their eight ACC opponents last year. They managed to score 31.3 points per game against those opponents and gave up 29.0 per contest. When playing out-of-conference schools, they averaged 38.5 points-for and 21.0 points-against, in addition to 265 pass yards per game and 237 rush yards per game.
Against non-conference competition, the Green Wave passed for 95 yards per game and rushed for 247 per game on their way to 22.0 points per outing. When facing just AAC opponents, the offense registered 30.3 points per game by averaging 193 passing yards and 224 rushing yards. The Green Wave defense allowed 27.5 PPG to non-conference foes and 30.0 to teams in conference in 2017
The Demon Deacons should hold an advantage along both the offensive and defensive fronts, as their offensive line allowed just 20 sacks last season while the D-line logged 28 sacks. The Green Wave O-line permitted 24 sacks last year and their defense generated only 13 sacks.
Free Pick: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Tulane Green Wave
SU Winner – Tulane, ATS Winner – Tulane, O/U – Over
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The Demon Deacons produced 33 passing touchdowns last season.
The Green Wave only put up 12 passing touchdowns last season.
The Demon Deacons created 22 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Green Wave put up a whopping 31 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Demon Deacons logged 4.6 yards per carry last season while allowing 4.4 YPC to opponents.
The Green Wave registered 4.8 yards per carry last season and gave up a YPC of 5.4 to opponents.
The Demon Deacons offense gave up 20 sacks last season. Their defense created 28 sacks.
Tulane quarterbacks were sacked 24 times last year. Their defense created 13 sacks.
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