SMU Mustangs vs Tulane Green Wave 11/17/2022 Free College Football Picks and Prediction
The SMU Mustangs will take on no. 17 Tulane Green Wave at Benson Field at Yulman Stadium, LA, on Thursday at 7:30 PM ET. The Southern Methodist University Mustangs are 6-4 going into this match. The Mustangs thumped the USF Bulls 41–23 the last time out. Tanner Mordecai completed the game 19/27 for 280 yards and 2 touchdowns. He ended the match without throwing an interception and had a quarterback rating of 181.9. Tyler Lavine led the Mustangs’ running attack (6.6 yds per carry) with 17 carries for 112 yards.
The Mustangs ran 68 plays in all, covering a distance of 553 yards. SMU gained an average of 6.7 yards per carry while carrying the ball 41 times for a total of 273 yards. The Mustangs struggled to stop the run, giving up 179 yards on 42 tries, or 4.3 yards per attempt. SMU allowed 14 completions on 34 attempts, good for 202 yards and a 41.2% completion rate.
- The Southern Methodist University Mustangs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches.
- Southern Methodist University is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games with the Green Wave.
- The Southern Methodist Mustangs are 7-0 SU in their last 7 matches against Tulane.
SMU Mustangs vs Tulane Green Wave 11/17/2022 Free College Football Picks and Prediction
The Green Wave enters the game with an 8-2 record so far this year. The Green Wave’s most recent game saw them lose to the UCF Knights by a score of 38-31. Michael Pratt (3 touchdowns) completed 23 of his 39 passes for 236 yards, good for a quarterback rating of 135.2. He had a 6.1 average yards per throw attempt and threw no interceptions. Tyjae Spears ran the ball eight times for a total of 130 yards, averaging 16.3 yards per carry for Tulane.
The Green Wave ran 66 plays for 391 yards in total (5.9 yds per play). Tulane managed to get 5.7 yards per carry in the end, totaling 155 yards on 27 carries. Tulane surrendered 54 rushes for 336 yards (6.2 yds per rush). The Green Wave’s pass defense gave up 132 yards on 17 of 30 attempts for a completion rate of 56.7%.
- The total stayed UNDER in 10 of Tulane’s last 15 matches.
- The Tulane Green Wave is 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches.
- The total went OVER in 7 of Tulane’s last 9 contests against Southern Methodist.
SMU Mustangs vs #17 Tulane Green Wave. The NCAAF pick for this game is the #17 Tulane Green Wave. The top-ranked Tulane Green Wave will try to keep winning this week when they take on UCF. With a victory, Tulane will have the opportunity to claim the conference’s top ranking in front of their supporters. Tulane will likely rely on its supportive home crowd and superior overall team to clinch the victory and cover. The #17 Tulane Green Wave will win to a predicted score of 37-30.
NCAAF Starting Time: 7:30 PM (EDT)
Location: Benson Field at Yulman Stadium, LA
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
TV: ESPN
NCAAF Odds: SMU Mustangs +3
NCAAF Totals: 65
