Tulane Green Wave vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/14/2024

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 14, 2024

Venue:  Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Tulane +13, Oklahoma -13; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Tulane +13.5, Oklahoma -13.5; Over/Under:  47 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Tulane +13.5, Oklahoma -13.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Tulane Green Wave:  1-1 (0-0) (8th place, AAC)

Oklahoma Sooners:  2-0 (0-0) (9th place, SEC)

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Tulane Green Wave:  lost their last game at home against the Kansas State Wildcats 34-27.

Oklahoma Sooners:  won their last game at home against the Houston Cougars 16-12.

Tulane is entering this game with a 1-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-1 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Kansas State 34-27. Darian Mensah was the starting QB and he completed 19/29 passes for 342 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Makhi Hughes led the team in rushing yards with 128 and 1 TD. Mario Williams led the receivers with 128 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Rayshawn Pleasant led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Oklahoma is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Houston 16-12. Jackson Arnold was the starting QB and he completed 19/32 passes for 174 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jovantae Barnes led the team in rushing yards with 40. Deion Burks led the receivers with 53 receiving yards on 9 receptions. Danny Stutsman led the defense in that game with 12 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Gracen Halton and Damonic Williams each led the defense in sacks with 1. Robert Spears-Jennings came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Oklahoma listed as a 13 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oklahoma is 2-0 overall this season but they didn't look great last week. They were really good in their season opener, but they struggled to beat Houston at home in their last game, and Houston looked terrible in their season opener against UNLV. Oklahoma had some big problems on offense in that game, only scoring 16 points in a 16-12 win, but their defense came to play as usual and that has been their strength since Venables got there. Oklahoma is getting another chance to tune things up at home before conference play starts and they are catching a break with this Tulane team. Tulane is 1-1 overall and they looked really good in their 2 games. They lost to Kansas State at home last week but were right in that game until the very end, leading for a lot of the game too. Tulane has been one of the best group of 5 teams in the country over the last few seasons, but they are in the 1st season of a new head coach and still trying to find their way. As good as they looked against Kansas State last week, now they are playing their 1st road game of the season and Oklahoma will be looking to bounce back with a much better game, even though they didn't lose. Oklahoma has a much better defense than what Tulane saw last week too so their offense isn't going to score as easily here on the road. The best way to place a bet here is on Oklahoma to cover the spread in this game. 

Tulane Oklahoma Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 14, 2024 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Oklahoma 31 Tulane 13.

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Tulane Green Wave: 3-2 ATS in the 1st quarter of their last 5 road games. 9-3 (+5.65 units) on the moneyline in their last 12 games. 

Oklahoma Sooners: 8-5 to the 1st half over in their last 13 games. 

Tulane Green Wave:  S. Preston (WR) Questionable - Hamstring.

Oklahoma Sooners:  G. Hatchett (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. N. Anderson (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. B. Hickman (OL) Questionable - Ankle. J. Farooq (WR) Out - Foot. J. Gibson (WR) Out - Knee.

“I didn’t get very many good explanations in the second half with the officiating. It left a lot to be desired. That’s probably about all I want to say.” - Jon Sumrall after his team’s loss against KSU in their last game. 

“We did enough things wrong to deserve to lose. We were fortunate to find a way to win. Overall, our body of work on offense not very good today. I’m really proud of the guys that stepped up when they had an opportunity." - Brent Venables after his team’s win against Houston in their last game. 

WR Fleming, Dontae 

WR Williams, Mario 

WR Brown, Yulkeith

TE Bauman, Alex 

QB Mensah, Darian 

RB Hughes, Makhi 

WR Farooq, Jalil 

WR Thompson, Brenen

WR Burks, Deion 

TE Sharp, Bauer

QB Arnold, Jackson 

RB Sawchuk, Gavin 

Passing: D. Mensah (547)

Rushing: M. Hughes (187)

Receiving: M. Williams (252)

Touchdowns: A. Bauman (3)

Passing: J. Arnold (315)

Rushing: T. Tatum (75)

Receiving: D. Burks (89)

Touchdowns: D. Burks (3)

Coaches:

Tulane Green Wave: Jon Sumrall (1st season)

Oklahoma Sooners: Brent Venables (3rd season)