The Tulane Green Wave take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane this week in a game that will feature the country’s fifth-leading receiver, Keyarris Garrett (1,235 yards, 6 TDs). It’s gone from bad to worse for Tulsa (5-6) this season, with the team dropping two straight. The game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov 27 and will be available on ESPU.
In last week’s matchup, Tulane had an ugly loss against SMU 49-21. Dontrell Hilliard had a solid performance running the ball in the loss, rushing 10 times for 84 yards. Sherman Badie put up 73 rushing yards on 11 carries. Tulsa also struggled, struggling mightily against Navy 44-21. Dane Evans had a good performance through the air for the Golden Hurricane, connecting on 32 of 37 pass attempts for 278 yards. Conner Floyd had 72 receiving yards on 10 catches.
Tulsa is a small three-point favorite as they take on the Green Wave.
Sitting at 3-8 Straight Up (SU) and 6-5 Against The Spread (ATS), the Green Wave will look to improve heading into Week 13. Tulane has one of the worst win-loss records over the last five games (1-4), yet it still outplays expectations, going an impressive 4-1 ATS. During their last five games, the Green Wave gave up 187.6 passing yards per game. The Green Wave will need to strip the football against the Golden Hurricane. They are one of the worst in the nation in fumbles lost with 1.1 per game.
Over on the other sideline, the Golden Hurricane head into Week 13 with records of 5-5-1 ATS and 5-6 SU. Over their last five games, the Golden Hurricane have a SU and ATS record of 2-3 for those betting with them. Chances are Tulsa will continue to rely on its passing attack, where its 326.4 passing yards per game ranks 14th in the nation. Tulane needs to keep its intensity through the fourth quarter against the Golden Hurricane, who average 11.8 points in the final 15 minutes of regulation. A fast-paced offense, Tulsa takes a lot of snaps during games. On average, the team runs 85.1 plays per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tulsa, ATS Winner – Tulsa
Notes
Tulane is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulane’s last 6 games.
Tulane is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tulane’s last 9 games at home.
Tulane is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Tulsa.
Tulane is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Tulsa.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulane’s last 7 games when playing Tulsa.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulane’s last 5 games when playing at home against Tulsa.
Tulsa is 5-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Tulane is 3-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Tulsa is only 1-4) SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, yet 3-2 SU when losing the turnover battle.
The Tulsa defense has forced an average of 2.2 turnovers over its last five games. Tulane is just 2-4 SU this season when turning the ball over at least 2.0 times in a game.
The Tulsa offensive running attack is ranked 52nd in the country this year, compared to the 93rd-ranked rush defense of Tulane.
