South Alabama Jaguars vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/02/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Venue:  Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA 

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  South Alabama +6.5, Tulane -6.5; Over/Under:  52.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  South Alabama +6.5, Tulane -6.5; Over/Under:  52 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  South Alabama +6.5, Tulane -6.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

South Alabama Jaguars:  0-0 (Sun Belt West)

Tulane Green Wave:  0-0 (AAC)

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South Alabama Jaguars:  N/A

Tulane Green Wave:  N/A

South Alabama finished last season with a 10-3 record overall and they had a 7-1 record in their conference games too. They were 5-1 in their home games, 5-1 in their road games, and they were also 0-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 31.2 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 21.3 points per game. Their offense also averaged 424.4 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 333.3 yards per game. Carter Bradley led the team in passing yards with 3335, La'Damian Webb led the team in rushing yards with 1067, and Devin Voisin led the team in receiving yards with 867.

 

 

 

Tulane finished last season with a 12-2 record overall and they had a 7-1 record in their conference games too. They were 6-2 in their home games, 5-0 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 36 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 22.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 441.4 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 360.4 yards per game. Michael Pratt led the team in passing yards with 3009, Tyjae Spears led the team in rushing yards with 1581, and Shae Wyatt led the team in receiving yards with 692.

The current betting odds have Tulane listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Tulane had a really good season last year going 12-2 overall and they were also 7-1 in their conference games. Now their conference has lost some teams who have moved to the Big 12 but they have also gained some other teams from other conferences so Tulane will be looking to prove a point here that they are still the team to beat in the AAC. South Alabama was also really good last season with their 10-3 record overall and they were also 7-1 in their conference games. Tulane had a really good defense last season though as they were one of the better defenses in the country and that will be a big part in this game since South Alabama will try to lean on their really good offense here. Tulane also has a really good offense that can put up points on this South Alabama defense and it will be the better defense on Tulane that will win this game for them. The best way to place a bet here is on Tulane to cover the spread in this game. 

South Alabama Tulane Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 2, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Tulane 31 South Alabama 20.

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South Alabama Jaguars: 5-11 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 4-8 ATS in road games. 4-9 ATS in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 52. 8-4 OVER in road games. 6-3 OVER in non-conference games.

Tulane Green Wave: 17-8 ATS in all games. 11-4 ATS as a favorite. 33-12 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 12-6 OVER as a home favorite of 3.5 to 7 points. 

South Alabama Jaguars:  None.

Tulane Green Wave:  None.

“Exposure is a huge piece to college football right now, especially at a Group of 5 program — where you get opportunities, when you get opportunities. And on national television with the amount of exposure that this game creates, both for their program and ours, you want to take advantage of it. It’s something that this program has taken time to build the right way, and in its roster, and its resources and the community support.” - Kane Wommack on his team’s season opener against Tulane. 

“I like where we’re at, though, on our campus. It’s a great size for us. I think we got a true home field advantage playing there.” - Willie Fritz on playing at Yulman Stadium coming into this new college football season.

WR Ivory, Javon 

WR Voisin, Devin 

WR Lacy, Caullin 

TE Sefcik, Lincoln 

TE Crum, Brandon 

QB Bradley, Carter 

RB Webb, La'Damian 

WR Keys III, Lawrence 

WR Fleming, Dontae 

WR Jackson, Jha'Quan 

TE Bauman, Alex 

QB Pratt, Michael 

RB Louis, Shedro 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Coaches:

South Alabama Jaguars: Kane Wommack (3rd season)

Tulane Green Wave: Willie Fritz (8th season)