Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 10/19/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Location: Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Green Wave (-22.5)

Total/Over-Under: 53.5

Yulman Stadium is where the Tulane Green Wave (4-2) will compete against the Rice Owls (2-4) on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Rice opens this game as 22.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total is set at 53.5.

The Rice Owls step onto the field holding a record of 2-4 for this season. In their last contest, the Owls took the field against the UTSA Roadrunners and notched a win by a score of 29-27. On the day, they tallied 60 plays which totaled 389 yards. The Rice Owls ran the rock 21 different times and tallied 42 yards, which came out to an average of 2.0 yards per attempt. In the running game, the Owls gave up 138 yds on 35 attempts, which is an average of 3.9 yards per run surrendered. Rice relinquished 28 pass completions on 43 attempts for 256 yds, and a completion percentage of 65.1%.

The Owls have racked up 2,115 total yards for the season. In terms of getting in the endzone, Rice has amassed 9 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the ball over 8 different times. Rice has amassed 109 first downs as an offense, and they have been flagged for 40 infractions for 323 yds. As a unit they're averaging 123.8 yards on the ground which is 99th in the country. Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Rice Owls are averaging 25.5 points per outing.

In terms of passing yardage, the Owls are allowing 1,033 yards which ranks them 23rd in college football. They have yielded 172.2 yards per game through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 58.5%. Overall, they have relinquished 329.8 yards per game which puts them 38th in D-1. They have relinquished 11 touchdowns by air as well as 8 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are allowing an average of 3.9 yards per rush and 157.7 rushing yards per contest for the season. In total, they have allowed 946 rushing yards through 6 games. The Owls are sitting in 87th in the nation in terms of the opposition scoring, allowing 26.5 points per game.

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The Green Wave come into this game with a record of 4-2 this season. In their last game, the Green Wave got the victory with a final of 71-20 when they faced the UAB Blazers. Tulane ran the football for 6.3 yds per attempt, totaling 317 yards on 50 carries. The Green Wave finished with a total of 497 yds while they ran 68 plays (7.3 yards per play). The Green Wave passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 48.8%, relinquishing 230 yds on 21 out of 43 passing. Tulane gave up 22 rush attempts for 75 yds (3.4 yards per carry).

The Tulane Green Wave have an average of 437.0 yards/game, which ranks them 39th in D-1. The Tulane offense has accrued 396 yards of penalties on 44 infractions, which is 32nd in the country in terms of helping out the opposition. They have an average of 213.8 yards per game via the rush and have run for 1,283 yards for the year. They have thrown 2 picks while losing 3 fumbles and they have earned 134 first downs. When discussing putting points on the board, the Green Wave rank 8th in the country averaging 42.5 PPG. Over the course of the season to this point, the Green Wave currently have a total of 1,339 passing yards as well as an average of 223.2 passing yards per contest, which is ranked 78th in D-1.

Tulane has yielded a total of 775 yards via the ground game (129.2 yards per game) as well as 8 touchdowns via the rush on the season. They have conceded 6 touchdowns via the pass as well as 181.7 yards/outing, which has them ranked 27th in the country. They have compiled 3 fumbles recovered and 7 picks for the year. The Green Wave defense has participated in 365 plays, which has them sitting 26th in Division 1. The Green Wave are surrendering 21.8 PPG, which has them ranked 52nd in D-1. Overall, they have given up 131 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Owls/Green Wave college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Owls +22.5

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