The Tulane Green Wave (1-5, 0-2 AAC) visit the No. 19 SMU Mustangs (6-0, 2-0) Thursday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Tulane vs. SMU odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Green Wave dropped their past four outings, and they’re 0-4 ATS during the run. Tulane’s only victory this season is against FCS Morgan State back on Sept. 11. The Over is 5-1 in Tulane’s six outings overall.
The Mustangs are a perfect 6-for-6 this season and slowly climbing in the rankings. SMU is looking to stay unbeaten, trying to set up a titanic battle at the No. 3 Cincinnati Bearcats Nov. 20.
Rankings according to the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Tulane at SMU odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Tulane +420 (bet $100 to win $420) | SMU -600 (bet $600 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane +13.5 (-110) | SMU -13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 70.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Tulane at SMU odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
SMU 47, Tulane 30
Money line
SMU (-600) will cost you six times your potential return. That’s just too much risk for not much reward. Over the long term, betting heavy favorites like that will come back to bite you.
AVOID and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
SMU -13.5 (-110) is an attractive play with this line under a flat 14. The Mustangs should be able to make plenty of noise against a Tulane defense yielding 40.2 points per game (PPG), good for 127th out of 130 FBS teams. The Green Wave have also been steamrolled for 475.2 total yards per game to rank 122nd.
Over/Under
OVER 70.5 (-108) is a big number, but SMU should be able to do most of the work on its own. As mentioned, Tulane’s defense is horrific, but the Green Wave can roll up decent totals on offense, and they’re good for 32.8 PPG.
If SMU has an Achilles’ heel, it’s stopping the pass, as it allows 251.8 yards per game through the air. That is what Tulane does best, so the Green Wave will be able to put up some points to help Over bettors.
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