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The Tulane Green Wave (6-2, 4-0 AAC) and Charlotte 49ers (3-5, 2-2) meet Thursday at Jerry Richardson Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Tulane vs. Charlotte odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Green Wave became bowl eligible Saturday with a 45-37 road victory at North Texas, while Tulane covered as 7-point favorite. It also remained unbeaten in conference play, 1 of 3 AAC teams without a blemish in league play.
Tulane’s offense has been on fire lately, going for 41 or more points in 4 of the past 5 games, including a 71-20 win at UAB on Oct. 5 as a 19.5-point favorite. QB Darian Mensah has completed 64.2% of his passes for 1,583 yards, 14 TDs and 3 INTs in 8 games, while RB Makhi Hughes is good for 939 rushing yards and 9 TDs.
The 49ers were sitting at 3-3 SU after Week 6, but Charlotte has lost back-to-back games at Navy and at Memphis, scoring 22.5 points per game while allowing 42.0 PPG in those pair of losses. The Over has cashed in 3 in a row, and 6 of the past 7, for Charlotte.
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Tulane at Charlotte odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated at 5:59 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tulane -650 (bet $650 to win $100) | Charlotte +475 (bet $100 to win $475)
- Against the spread: Tulane -14.5 (-110) | Charlotte +14.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 56.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Tulane at Charlotte picks and predictions
Prediction
Tulane 48, Charlotte 27
Moneyline
Tulane (-650) will cost you 6 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just way too much risk for not nearly enough reward. The Green Wave wouldn’t even be a recommended play as part of a multi-team parlay, as including Tulane sucks all of the value out of your ticket.
AVOID.
Against the spread
Roll with TULANE -14.5 (-110) laying the points, as the Green Wave have a balanced offensive attack that the leaky Charlotte +14.5 (-110) is going to have a very difficult time containing.
The Green Wave are good for 41 or more points in 4 of their 5 games during the current win streak.
The 49ers defense has allowed 30 or more points in 5 of its 8 games, while Charlotte has allowed 415.1 total yards, 230.8 passing yards, 184.4 rushing yards and 34.3 points per game allowed.
OVER 56.5 (-110) is easily the best play on the board in this battle.
The Over has cashed in 3 straight games for Charlotte, while cashing at a 6-1 clip in the past 7 outings.
For Tulane, the Over has cashed at a 5-2 pace in the past 7 outings, while going 4-0 in 4 games on the road, too.
Go Over, and go rather aggressively.
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