The Tulane Green Wave battle the Central Florida Knights this week in a game that will feature the CUSA’s second-leading receiver, Devon Breaux (179 yards, 2 TDs). The Green Wave have gone 1-2 thus far, while the Knights are 0-4. The game kicks off Saturday, Oct 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on ESNN.
In its last game before the bye, Tulane won big over Maine 38-7. Dontrell Hilliard had a huge game running the ball in the victory, dashing eight times for 117 yards and two TDs. Teddy Veal also had a great game with 94 receiving yards and a TD on five catches. UCF fell to South Carolina 31-14 in its matchup. Tre’Quan Smith had a great game for the Knights, grabbing five receptions for 82 yards and one TD.
This week’s matchup between the Green Wave and the Knights has even odds and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable currently.
With a 1-2 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Green Wave will look to improve as they head into Week 5.
In the other locker room, the Knights have shown flaws all year and are 0-4 SU and ATS. Tulane’s unreliable run game could cost them a shot at victory over the Knights. The Green Wave average 100.3 rushing yards per game, 121st in the nation.
Predictions: SU Winner – Central Florida, ATS Winner – Central Florida
Notes
Tulane is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tulane’s last 11 games.
Tulane is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Tulane is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Tulane is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Tulane is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Central Florida.
UCF is 0-3 SU when leading at the half this season. Tulane is 1-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Since the beginning of last season, UCF is a perfect 5-0 SU against CUSA opponents, while Tulane is just 1-4 SU against conference foes.
Tulane also has an edge in the passing game when comparing just conference ratings. Its offensive passing attack (ranked sixth in the CUSA) will face the 10th-ranked pass defense of UCF, while its sixth-ranked pass defense will look to limit the 10th-ranked passing game of the Knights.
When analyzing just in-conference ranks, Tulane seems to have the overall advantage in the run game. Its 10th-ranked rushing attack will face the 12th-ranked run defense of UCF, while its 10th-ranked run defense will look to contain the 12th-ranked rushing game of the Knights.
