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The Tulane Green Wave (6-2, 3-1 American) and Memphis Tigers (8-1, 4-1) tussle Friday night in American Conference action at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Kick-off will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Tulane vs. Memphis odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.
Tulane's Week 10 game was on Thursday. and the favored-by-5.5 Green Wave stumbled on the road. Tulane lost 48-26 (Over 54.5) at the UTSA Roadrunners, and the loss snapped a 3-game win streak and marked the team's first in conference play. The 48 points allowed marked the most Tulane has yielded in a single game since 2021.
Memphis played Friday and covered a 14-point number with a 38-14 (Over 48.5) conquest at the Rice Owls. Since filing a surprise league loss at the UAB Blazers (31-24) Oct. 18, the Tigers have rallied with impressive back-to-back wins. Memphis allowed just 212 total yards at Rice. The Tigers rank second in the American in total defense (346.9 yards per game).
Memphis defeated Tulane 34-24 (Over 54) as a 12.5-point underdog last season and is 25-15-1 in the all-time series.
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Tulane at Memphis odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tulane +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Memphis -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulane +3.5 (-110) | Memphis -3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tulane at Memphis picks and predictions
Prediction
Memphis 35, Tulane 24
Moneyline
No interest; PASS.
Against the spread
Memphis is 9-1 ATS over its last 10 games. The Tigers are 8-3 across their last 11 home games against the Green Wave.
Tulane is 1-4 ATS over its last 5 road tilts. It is 6-11 across its last 17 games when tabbed as a road underdog of 7 points or less.
Peg the Tigers as having a big early-downs advantage in this one. Memphis excels in staying on schedule, and it has the defense to stand up to a Tulane pass attack that has racked up 293.5 yards per game since Sept. 27. The Tigers have registered a league-high 12 interceptions, and their overall performances against the Arkansas Razorbacks (32-31 win Sept. 20) and USF Bulls (34-31 win Oct. 25) -- both games were ATS wins -- bode well for how they might fare in this spot.
The red-zone matchup also tilts Tigers. Memphis has punched in red-zone opportunities (touchdowns) 82.1% of the time; that leads the American Conference. Tulane's 50% mark rates 13th in the league.
BACK MEMPHIS -3.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Four of the last 6 Tulane-Memphis games have hit the Over. And the Over is also 4-2 in the last 6 series games played in Memphis.
Both sides have upped their plays-from-scrimmage pace over recent games.
The OVER 54.5 (-110) figures as the value side here.
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