College football is no longer solely reserved for Saturday, and there is a big mid-week matchup set to take place this week.
The Tulane Green Wave host the Southern Methodist Mustangs, and there isn’t a ton of separation between these two programs.
Here is a look at all of the information needed to put together a good Southern Methodist vs Tulane betting pick. This should be one of the better NCAAF games of the day.
Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. Tulane Green Wave
SMU Mustangs Performance Recap and Analysis
SMU was supposed to be near the top of the AAC NCAAF standings this season, but they have just struggled to finish games.
The SMU Mustangs are still a solid team at 6-4, but they will have to play extremely well to figure out a way to win this game.
Key Injuries
Houston has a couple of players that are trying to battle through an injury, but they won’t be missing any key players in this game.
Betting Trends to Know
The NCAAF odds for the SMU Mustangs have been all over the place, as this team has been hard to figure out.
SMU is 3-0 against the spread over the last three games, including pulling off an outright upset over Houston.
Tulane Green Wave Performance Recap and Analysis
The Tulane Green Wave football stats are extremely impressive this season, especially when looking at the defense.
Tulane is scoring 32.7 points per game while holding opponents to just 19 points on the other end of the field.
Quarterback Michael Pratt is having a big year for the Green Wave, as he has thrown for 2,079 yards and 17 touchdowns this season.
Key Injuries
Tulane is coming into this game pretty healthy, and they haven’t had to deal with significant college football injuries up to this point.
This has allowed the Green Wave to rack up the wins and stay in the Top 25.
Betting Trends to Know
Tulane is 8-2 against the spread this season, and the only times that they have failed to cover have come in the losses.
The Green Wave have also won one time in a game in which they were an underdog.
Southern Methodist vs. Tulane Odds
Before you make your final decision in this game, you have to take a look at the Southern Methodist vs Tulane betting odds.
Southern Methodist vs. Tulane Betting Picks
Here is a look at all of the Southern Methodist vs Tulane betting odds that you can make.
Moneyline
The moneyline odds are the first to look at when checking out a game on the NCAAF schedule. There is actually some good value when betting the moneyline for this game, as the odds are tight.
Tulane is the moneyline favorite at -165, and SMU is listed at +140. Those moneyline odds tell you how much money you will win if you make a bet of $100.
NCAAF Pick: Tulane (-165)
Over/Under
The odds for this game suggest that it could be a high-scoring affair, as the over/under line is set at 65.0 points.
This means that if the two teams combine for at least 66 points, then the over hits, but 64 points or less would be the under.
NCAAF Pick: Under 65 (-110)
Spread
Spread odds are always good NCAAF odds to look at, and they are pretty tight for this matchup.
Tulane is a 3.0-point favorite, which means that they need to win the game by at least four points to cover the spread. SMU can cover the spread by keeping the final score within two points.
NCAAF Pick: Tulane -3 (-115)
Southern Methodist vs. Tulane Score Prediction
It’s been another solid season for Southern Methodist Mustangs football, but they are going to have a tough time in this one.
Tulane just continues to rack up the wins, and they aren’t going to lose this game at home.
The best bet to pick in this game is to take Tulane at -3.0 as they roll to a big win. Final score prediction: Tulane 42, SMU, 30
NCAAF Pick: Tulane -3.0 (-110)
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