Southern Methodist-Tulane Preview

The Southern Methodist Mustangs and the Tulane Green Wave will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Louisiana Superdome.
Oddsmakers currently have the Green Wave listed as 18½-point favorites versus the Mustangs, while the game’s total is sitting at 49.
SMU was crushed 48-7 by TCU in Week 4, as 24-point underdogs at home. The 55 points made it OVER the posted total of 52.
Cole Loftin caught five passes for 52 yards with a TD in a losing effort.
Andre Anderson ran for 158 yards and a touchdown to lead Tulane to a 24-10 win over UL-Monroe in Week 4.
The Green Wave covered the 5-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 46.5.
Current streak:
Southern Methodist has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Southern Methodist: 1-3 SU, 0-2-1 ATS
Tulane: 1-2 SU, 3-0 ATS
Southern Methodist most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 1-9
When playing within the conference are 0-10

Tulane most recently:
When playing in September are 3-7
When playing on turf are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Methodist’s last 7 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tulane
Southern Methodist is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tulane
Southern Methodist is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games
Tulane is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist
Tulane is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist
Tulane is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tulane is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Next up:
Southern Methodist at Central Florida, Saturday, October 4
Tulane home to Army, Saturday, October 4

 

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