The Arkansas State Red Wolves and Tulsa Golden Hurricane will go at it on the turf at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The game is scheduled to get going at 7:00 p.m. ET and CBS Sports Network has the TV rights.
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Tulsa is projected as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 1 point. The Red Wolves are also receiving -115 moneyline odds while the Golden Hurricane are -105. Multiple decent live betting opportunities should present themselves during this game.
The line for this matchup first opened at -2.
The Red Wolves have gained 0.0 units so far and are 0-2 against the spread (ATS). The team has posted an O/U record of 1-0. The Golden Hurricane have gained 1.0 unit this season. The team is 1-1 ATS and owns an O/U record of 0-1.
The Red Wolves have gone 1-1 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Golden Hurricane are also 1-1 SU.
The Red Wolves fell to Alabama 57-7 in a blowout where their defense allowed the Crimson Tide to pass for 321 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 278 yards. Najee Harris had a good day for the opposition in that one with 135 rushing yards and a score on 13 attempts. On the offensive side, the Red Wolves completed 22-of-51 passes for 218 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Justice Hansen went 15-for-36 for 140 yards, one touchdown and one interception while Logan Bonner completed six-of-14 for 53 yards. Warren Wand (60 yards on 11 rush attempts) led the running attack in the loss while Kirk Merritt (five receptions, 29 yards) and Brandon Bowling (five catches, 25 yards) handled the receiving duties.
One week ago, Texas knocked off this Tulsa crew by a score of 28-21. The Golden Hurricane defense let the Longhorns run for 241 yards on 47 rush attempts, including two rush TDs. Lil’Jordan Humphrey had a good outing, recording 109 yards and a score on seven catches for Texas. For Tulsa, Luke Skipper completed 12-of-24 passes for 153 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Shamari Brooks (66 rushing yards on 22 attempts, two TDs) and the signal-caller Skipper (54 yards on 7 carries) mounted the ground attack in the defeat while Keenen Johnson (four receptions, 52 yards, one TD) and Keylon Stokes (three catches, 62 yards) led the pass-catching corps.
Arkansas State has run the ball on 43.5 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Tulsa has an overall rush percentage of 66.9 percent. The Red Wolves have rushed for 181 yards/game and have yet to record a touchdown via handoffs this year. The Golden Hurricane are totaling 232 rush yards per game and have five total rushing TDs.
If 2018 numbers are any indication, then it seems like the Red Wolves might be the more disruptive team in the trenches, since their offensive line has allowed just 35 sacks while the D-line registered 35 sacks. The Golden Hurricane, on the other hand, have allowed 26 sacks and their defense has logged only 12 sacks.
The Red Wolves offense has logged a superb 358 yards/game through the air overall and has eight passing TD so far. The Golden Hurricane have produced 180 pass yards per game and have three total pass scores.
On the defensive side of the ball, Arkansas State has allowed 200 rush yards and 242 pass yards per game. The Tulsa defense has allowed 201 yards per game to opposing passers and 161.5 yards per game to opposing runners. The Golden Hurricane are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of 8.11 to opponents, while the Red Wolves have given up a whopping 9.72 ANY/A.
Offensively, Hansen has amassed 140 passing yards this season, and has completed 42 percent of his 36 attempts with one passing scores and one interception. He’s got a 2.76 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number sits at 8.15 over the past two outings.
The Red Wolves will likely try to control tempo by getting the ball into the hands of their running backs. Marcel Murray (34 rush yards, zero receiving yards), Warren Wand (60 rush yards, 19 receiving yards), and Armond Weh-Weh (45 rush yards) have been focal points in the offensive gameplans for Arkansas State.
Luke Skipper has completed 12-of-24 passes for 153 yards, one TD and two INTs for Tulsa. His ANY/A sits at a very poor 3.46 for the season and 5.40 across his last two outings.
The Golden Hurricane will also try to dictate the game’s pace by turning to their backfield. Keylon Stokes (62 receiving yards) has stepped up lately, but Shamari Brooks (66 rush yards, two rush TDs) and Corey Taylor II (21 rush yards) have seen a lot of touches lately.
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The Red Wolves offense has produced one pass play of 40 yards or more, while the Golden Hurricane have put up two such plays.
The Arkansas State defense has allowed six pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Tulsa has given up two such plays.
The Arkansas State offense has created two rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Tulsa has created nine such runs.
The Red Wolves defense has allowed three rushing plays of 20+ yards, while the Golden Hurricane have given up two such runs.
The Arkansas State D has four sacks on the year while Tulsa has one.
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