The nation’s fifth-leading receiver, Keyarris Garrett (539 yards, 1 TD), will be on display when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane play the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. The Golden Hurricane are 2-2, while the Warhawks have a 1-3 record this season. Players will take the field Saturday, Oct 10 at 6:00 p.m. ET and the game will air on ESP3.
Tulsa fell to Houston 38-24 last week. Joshua Atkinson had a big game in the loss, totaling six receptions for 107 yards. Keyarris Garrett added 85 receiving yards on seven receptions. Louisiana-Monroe also fell short, losing big to Georgia Southern 51-31. Ajalen Holley had an outstanding performance for the Warhawks, totaling eight receptions for 166 yards.
The Golden Hurricane, a seven-point favorite, will be looking to defend their home field when Louisiana-Monroe visits. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is currently unavailable.
Heading into Week 6 of the college football season, the Golden Hurricane are 2-2 for both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). The Golden Hurricane run game will attempt to benefit from a poor rush defense. The Warhawks currently rank 121st in the nation with 248.5 rushing yards allowed per game. Louisiana-Monroe might put Tulsa away early because the Golden Hurricane are one of the top teams in scoring offense during the fourth quarter. So far this year, they’ve averaged 10.8 fourth-quarter points. Mistakes could completely alter the game in favor of the Golden Hurricane this week, as Louisiana-Monroe is among the most penalized teams in Division I. This season, the Warhawks have recorded 87 penalty yards per game.
Across the field, the Warhawks have 1-3 SU and 2-2 ATS records this season. Louisiana-Monroe might prepare to toss the ball frequently. Offenses have picked apart the pass defense of the Golden Hurricane, who allow a completion percentage of 66.7%, 117th in the nation. The Warhawks can take advantage of Tulsa’s bad habit of giving up points heading into halftime. They allow 9.5 points during the second quarter, ranking 101st in Division I.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tulsa, ATS Winner – Tulsa
Notes
Tulsa is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tulsa’s last 17 games.
Tulsa is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tulsa’s last 10 games at home.
Louisiana-Monroe is 1-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Tulsa is 2-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Tulsa has drawn an average of 9.5 penalties on opponents this season. Louisiana-Monroe is only 1-2 SU when penalized at least nine times in a game.
The Tulsa rushing attack is ranked 41st in the country, compared to the 121st-ranked run defense of Louisiana-Monroe.
