Temple vs. Tulane Preview 11/9/24 Game Info

Tulane vs Temple Preview

Tulane (7-2, 5-0 in AAC) has been very impressive this season, both on the gridiron and in the sportsbooks and on Saturday afternoon, the Green Wave will welcome Temple (2-6, 1-3 in AAC) to The Big Easy as they look to stay unbeaten in conference. In its last game, Tulane won 34-3 at Charlotte to make it six straight SU wins and five in a row in AAC play. In its last game, Temple lost at East Carolina, 56-34, so these two teams are going in two different directions. The line (-26.5) is very high for the favorites in this one, but the Green Wave have just one SU and one ATS win in this series in five all-time meetings, but Tulane has improved much as a program since the days of those four losses (2014-2019). Let’s grab some gumbo and take a look at all the Trends, key players and make a pick against the betting number for this under-the-radar matchup. 

Temple Scuffling Heading Into The Big Easy 

With six losses and just one AAC win, Temple (4-6 ATS) won’t be bowling this season, and with FAU, UTSA, and North Texas left on the Owls schedule, this school may not win another game and could very well finish 2-10. QB Evan Simon (1,271 passing yards, 13 TD, 6 interceptions) leads the Temple offense with RB Terrez Worthy (280 rushing yards, 2 TD, 5 ypc) the Owls leading rusher and WR Dante Wright (42 receptions, 517 yards, 4 TD, 12.3 ypc) the most dangerous player on the team’s roster. Temple’s two wins have come against Utah State and Tulsa and the Owls are a measly 2-8 SU in their last 10 overall dating back to last season. Losses this year have come by 48, 27, 8, 28, 9, and 22, so this is a team prone to being blown out this year, especially on the Road.

Temple Betting Trends

• The Owls are 4-1 SU/ATS lifetime in this series
• Temple is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games
• Unders are 4-1 lifetime in this series, hitting three in a row
• Temple has lost 6 straight games on the Road
• The Owls have outscored the Green Wave 122-72

Upstart Tulane Looking its for 7th Straight Win

Tulane lost two non-conference games to Kansas State and Oklahoma, but since then have been amazing, winning six consecutive—four of them on the Road—and find themselves in a race to win the AAC with Service Academy schools Army (6-0) and Navy (4-1). And the offense has been tremendous, led by QB Darian Mensah (1,97 passing yards, 14 TD, 3 interceptions), RB Makhi Hughes (1,056 rushing yards, 11 TD), and WR Mario Williams (34 receptions, 561 yards, 3 TD). The Green Wave rank an impressive No. 8 in FBS in scoring with 39.8 ppg and have scored over 50 once (SELA) and over 70 also (UAB). Tulane has two tough games left on the Regular Season schedule after this, at Navy and vs. Memphis at Home in New Orleans.

Tulane Betting Trends

• Makhi Hughes has rushed for 110+ yards in 5 of his last 6 games
• Tulane is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
• The Green Wave have alternated Overs/Unders their last 6 (OUOUOU) 
• Tulane has covered 4 games in a row at Home
• The Under is 6-2 in the last 8 Green Wave Home Games
• Tulane is 11-3 SU in the First Half in its last 14 games

Temple vs Tulane Prediction 11/9/24

Expect this game to play out like the last meeting between these two teams in 2020, when Tulane trounced Temple in New Orleans, 38-3, easily covering the 8-point spread and outgaining the Owls 504-222. Temple actually led 3-0 after the first quarter, and was then outscored 38-0 the rest of the way. In that game, the Green Wave out-rushed the Owls 284-77, and with Temple struggling to score points of late, we can expect Tulane to score in the 40’s and the Owls between 10-14. This Temple vs Tulane prediction and free college football pick calls for the Home team to have six TDs and a FG to the visitors two TDs and about a 31-point Green Wave win in the end.

Kevin’s Pick: Tulane -26.5

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