Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. Tulane Green Wave - 1/4/20 College Football Betting Odds & Picks
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. Tulane Green Wave
NCAAF: 11:30 AM EST
Jan. 04, 2020
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : TULN -7 O/U 57
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Tulane Mean Green are set to visit Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas as they will meet in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles come into this matchup with a 7-5 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the FAU Owls, 34-17. Junior QB Jack Abraham struggled to get any offense generated through the air for Southern Mississippi as he connected on 25 of his 39 pass attempts for 182 yards and 4 interceptions. Sophomore RB Steven Anderson had a productive game on the ground for the Golden Eagles as he ran for 54 yards and 1 TD.
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles struggled on the defensive side of the ball against the FAU Owls as they allowed them to score 34 points and rack up a total of 300 yards of offense. Sophomore LB Santrell Latham led the way for the Southern Mississippi defense with 7 tackles and 1 TFL. The secondary had a productive outing for the Golden Eagles as senior DB D.Q. Thomas pitched in 6 tackles and 1.5 TFL while freshman DB Malik Shorts hauled in the lone interception of the game.
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The Tulane Green Wave come into this matchup with a 6-6 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the SMU Mustangs, 37-30. Senior QB Justin McMillian had a solid game through the air for Tulane as he connected on 22 of his 37 pass attempts for 242 yards. The ground attack was solid for the Green Wave as senior RB Corey Dauphine ran for 52 yards and a TD while freshman RB Cameron Carroll pitched in 47 yards and a TD.
The Tulane Green Wave struggled on the defensive side of the ball against the SMU Mustangs as they allowed them to score 37 points and rack up a total of 377 yards of offense. Junior safety Chase Kuerschen led the way for the Tulane defense with 8 tackles and 1 pass deflection. The secondary had a productive outing for the Green Wave as sophomore safety Larry Brooks pitched in the lone interception of the game while senior safety P.J. Hall contributed 5 tackles.
Recent Betting Trends:
Golden Eagles are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 bowl games.
Under is 5-0 in Golden Eagles last 5 games overall.
Green Wave are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite.
Under is 5-0-1 in Green Wave last 6 vs. CUSA.
Free Betting Pick: Tulane Green Wave -7
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles struggled against Florida Atlantic in the season finale, and a huge reason for their problems was the bad play out of QB Jack Abraham. The Tulane defense has been up and down this season, but Abraham will give the Green Wave some confidence as he has thrown 18 TDs compared to 15 interceptions. Tulane has a solid offense as they are scoring an average of 33.3 PPG, and they will look to attack Southern Mississippi on the ground as they are averaging 249.8 rushing yards per game. The defense has been good for Southern Mississippi, but the Tulane offense is the better unit which will show here. Expect Tulane to control this game with their run game, and force Southern Mississippi to play from behind which is asking a lot for the Golden Eagles. Final Score Prediction, Tulane Green Wave win and cover ATS 31-20.