Tulane at FAU odds, picks and predictions
The Tulane Green Wave (9-1, 6-0 AAC) and FAU Owls (4-6, 3-3) meet Saturday at FAU Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Tulane vs. FAU odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Tulane enters on an 8-game winning streak, although the past 4 games have all been close shaves. The Green Wave edged a bad Tulsa team by a 24-22 score at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans last weekend despite being favored by 24.5. Prior to that, Tulane edged East Carolina 13-10 on the road as a 17.5-point favorite. The Wave have won the past 4 games by a single score despite being favored by double digits in each.
FAU has frittered away any realistic chance of a bowl thanks to losses at UAB on Nov. 4 and at home to a 2-win East Carolina team last Saturday. The Owls have plenty of offensive weapons in RB Larry McCammon III and WR LaJohntay Wester, but the offense disappears at inopportune tunes, and the defense can't get stops when needed. Thankfully for Owls fans, they're a basketball school now.
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Tulane at FAU odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 7:04 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tulane -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | FAU +280 (bet $100 to win $280)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane -9.5 (-110) | FAU +9.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Tulane at FAU picks and predictions
Prediction
Tulane 25, FAU 19
Moneyline
Tulane (-350) will cost you 3½ times your potential return, and it just hasn't been dominating opponents lately to take that chance. Plus, you don't really want to bet heavy favorites like that anyway, because for the long haul, it is a losing betting strategy.
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Against the spread
FAU +9.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly, only because Tulane -9.5 (-110) has not been dominating opponents, and the Owls have the pieces to make thing difficult.
Tulane has won 8 in a row, but the past 4 games have all been 1-score victories. The Green Wave are winning, but they're just 1-6 ATS in the past 7 games overall. The Owls haven't been doing a ton of covering, either, but it is a respectable 4-3 ATS in the past 7 outings.
Over/Under
UNDER 46.5 (-105) may be the better play in this AAC tilt.
The Green Wave have cashed the Under in 8 of the past 9 games overall, using a combination of timely, conservative offense and solid defense to get the job done. The concern for Tulane is the pass defense, allowing 250.6 passing yards per game. However, it shuts down the run, yielding just 82.3 yards on the ground.
FAU laid a big egg against East Carolina last week, totaling a season-low 7 points against a team which entered with just a single victory. That stopped a 2-game Over run. At home, FAU has hit the Under in all 4 games against FBS visitors.
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