7:32 pm
November 19

Tulane @ #25 Tulsa

Who will WIN this matchup?

Tulane Green Wave (5-4)

@ #25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-1)

 

Current odds:

Tulane Green Wave: (+200)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: (-240)

 

• The line for this game is Tulsa by 6.5 points.

• Tulsa is used to time off between games this season. This week, though, the 25th-ranked Golden Hurricane will need to adapt to short preparation time. Tulsa (4-1, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) will play host to Tulane (5-4, 2-4) on Thursday night in a nationally televised game. Tulsa has had three weekends in which a game was postponed due to COVID-19 issues. This week, the Golden Hurricane return to action just five days after a 28-24 victory against then-No. 19 SMU.

• The game against SMU came after a stretch in which the Golden Hurricane played just two games in 41 days. Their scheduled Nov. 7 game against Navy was their most recent postponement due to the pandemic.

• The sporadic nature of the schedule might have contributed to Tulsa having poor starts in games. The Golden Hurricane had to overcome a 21-point deficit to beat SMU, shutting out the Mustangs in the second half and scoring the winning touchdown with 2:11 to play. Tulsa overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat UCF and a 14-point deficit to beat East Carolina.

• The Golden Hurricane, ranked for the first time since 2010, control their fate in the AAC. They will visit Houston and host Cincinnati, currently the No. 7 team in the poll and the only other undefeated team in AAC play.

• Tulane has shown some resiliency of its own as the season has unfolded. The Green Wave have won three games in a row, all by at least 17 points. Tulane’s 38-12 victory Saturday against Army, which was ranked No. 25 in the coaches poll at the time, was the Green Wave’s first over a ranked team of any kind in 36 years. Now the Green Wave will try to beat a second ranked team in a span of six days.

• The Green Wave’s surge has coincided with the maturation of freshman quarterback Michael Pratt, who has 14 touchdowns and four interceptions in seven starts. He has brought balance to an offense that features the second-most productive running game in the AAC at 243.2 yards per game.

• Tulane has defeated Tulsa each of the last three seasons, but those Golden Hurricane teams won just two, three and four games.

5/10
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#25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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