Southern Methodist looks to cover the Mustangs-Green Wave point spread this week and improve its overall 5-3 mark when they host Tulane in Week 10 action.

This season the Mustangs are 5-3 overall and 4-4 ATS against the number, while the Green Wave are 2-7 and 2-7 ATS. As for the totals, Southern Methodist is 3-5 on the OU, and Tulane is 4-5.



View Tulane vs Southern Methodist Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: If you're going with the Mustangs in this one, they're listed as 22.5-point favorites on the betting line for the contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 53 (Mustangs) and the No. 107 (Green Wave) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 30-14 result in favor of the Mustangs is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Southern Methodist's No. 69-ranked offense (26.5 PPG) against a Green Wave defense that ranks No. 111 at 35 PPG. The Mustangs passing attack has averaged 293.1 yards per game, more than the Green Wave give up through the air (216.4 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Green Wave feature the league's No. 65-rated road run defense, allowing 169.2 yards per game. Southern Methodist, meanwhile, ranks No. 108 in rushing offense at home.

Tulane lost its last outing, a 34-13 result against East Carolina on October 29. Tulane failed to cover in that game as a 16-point underdog, while the 47 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Southern Methodist lost its last outing, a 38-7 result against Tulsa on October 29. Southern Methodist failed to cover in that game as a 1.5-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game UNDER the total.


Tulane Green Wave Trends:
When playing in November are 2-8
When playing on turf are 3-7
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 2-8

Southern Methodist Mustangs Trends:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 6-4

A few Green Wave at Mustangs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulane's last 5 games
Tulane is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Southern Methodis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tulane's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Tulane's last 22 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games at home
Southern Methodist is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 7 games


Next up:
Tulane home to Houston, Thursday, November 10
Southern Methodist home to Navy, Saturday, November 12