SMU vs Tulane Odds, Preview and Picks
Thursday’s game is set to start at 7:30 pm ET at the Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, LA. ESPN will provide the broadcast coverage. The forecast is calling for 43 degrees and sustained 9 mph winds.
Tulane lost to UCF in the last game. The Green Wave are in line for a New Years Six Bowl bid. SMU's offense has been prolific recently, but their defense is suspect. SMu has yielded at least 40 points in four of their past seven games. Tulane is an above-average offense, while SMM's defense allows over 34 points per game and 470 yards of total offense.
The Mustangs have scored 163 points in their last three games. They are fresh off a 41-point outburst against USF. The Green Wave sit 77th in total rushing defense and 18th versus the pass. SMU is the 10th-ranked team in the SP+ and ranks top-13 in points per game, total offense and points/play.
The Mustangs have beaten Tulane eight straight times. SMU has been held below 27 points only once all season. The over has hit in three of SMu’s last five games and in the last four of Tulanese”s.
The teams have a history of high-scoring affairs. Five of their past seven meetings produced at least 66 points.
