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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-1) welcome the Tulane Green Wave (1-1) to M.M. Roberts Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Tulane vs. Southern Miss odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Southern Miss lost 66-13 to current-No. 3 Florida State as a 31-point underdog last Saturday as it failed to build off a 40-14 season-opening victory over Alcorn State 40-14 as a 24-point favorite on Sept. 2.
The Golden Eagles are led by QB Billy Wiles, who has 421 yards and 3 touchdowns on the season. Southern Miss has yet to open conference play in the Sun Belt as it continues its quest to build on a 7-6 season last year.
Tulane, which plays in the American Athletic Conference, also failed to build on a season-opening victory by losing in Week 2. The Green Wave were toppled 37-20 by No. 19 Ole Miss as a 13.5-point underdog last Saturday and beat the South Alabama Jaguars 37-17 on Sept. 2, covering as a 6.5-point favorite.
Tulane QB Michael Pratt is a game-time decision and missed the Green Wave’s loss to Ole Miss. He has 4 touchdowns and 294 passing yards on the season. QB Kai Horton will start a 2nd straight game if Pratt is forced to miss the outing.
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Tulane at Southern Miss odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 6:26 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tulane -500 (bet $500 to win $100) | Southern Miss +375 (bet $100 to win $375)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane -13 (-110) | Southern Miss +13 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 49.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Tulane at Southern Miss picks and predictions
Prediction
Tulane 31, Southern Miss 17
Moneyline
PASS.
Tulane (-500) should pick up the victory Saturday but there’s no value on a -500 moneyline wager.
Against the spread
BET TULANE -13 (-110).
The Green Wave came up short last week, but they had a 17-10 lead at half and were tied going into the 4th quarter against a ranked opponent. While Horton didn’t have a great game, he showed he can competently fill in for Pratt. Tulane went 5-0 ATS on the road last year and was one of just 4 teams to have 4-plus road games last season and cover all of them.
Southern Miss was exposed against FSU, and while Florida State is superior to Tulane, the Golden Eagles have too many holes defensively to limit the Green Wave. They allowed 3 Seminoles to average more than 10 yards per carry in the loss — Tulane’s offense should erupt and cover here.
Back TULANE -13 (-110).
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 49.5 (-110).
Southern Miss has opened the season 2-0 to the Over but its offense was limited to 13 points against a quality opponent, which Tulane is. The Green Wave limited Ole Miss to 10 points in the first and South Alabama to 17 for the whole game. They should be able to hold Southern Miss to 20 or fewer points.
Tulane, without Pratt, scored just 20 on Ole Miss. With Pratt’s status up in the air, taking fewer points is the safer wager here. If Pratt plays — and it might be smart to wait here until that is decided — I would ultimately pass as he’s a game-changing threat for the Green Wave.
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