Data Skrive:
Star runner Makhi Hughes and the Tulane Green Wave (5-2) face the North Texas Mean Green (5-2) on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET at DATCU Stadium.
The Mean Green are expected to lose (currently +7.5) versus the Green Wave (with an over/under of 65.5 points).
Below you can find our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
Tulane -7.5 vs. North Texas
Tulane vs. North Texas Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Green Wave (-7.5)
- Moneyline: Green Wave (-298), Mean Green (+235)
- Total: 65.5 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Tulane vs. North Texas Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Green Wave are 5-2-0. The Green Wave’s record against the spread, when favored by 7.5 points or more, is 2-1. Tulane has won each game it has played as the moneyline favorite this season (five games as the favorite). North Texas has won four games against the spread this season (4-3-0). The Mean Green’s record against the spread, as underdogs by 7.5 points or more, is 1-1. North Texas has a 1-2 record this year in games it hs been an underdog on the moneyline.
Tulane vs. North Texas Recent Stats and Trends
Tulane Green Wave
- Tulane has two wins against the spread, and is 3-0 overall, over its last three games.
- In Tulane’s past three games, it has gone over the total once.
- Tulane has averaged a total of 55.8 combined points over its last three games, 9.7 less than this game’s total of 65.5.
North Texas Mean Green
- North Texas has two wins against the spread and is 3-0 overall in its last three contests.
- North Texas has gone over the total in each of its past three games.
- North Texas’ average total over the last three games is 1.2 points fewer than the 65.5 total given for this matchup.
Tulane vs. North Texas Key Players
Tulane Green Wave
- Darian Mensah has 1,408 passing yards (201.1 per game) and a 63.2% completion percentage (96-for-152), pitching 11 touchdown passes and two interceptions.
- Hughes has picked up a team-high 744 rushing yards (106.3 per game) plus eight touchdowns.
- Arnold Barnes III has rushed for 196 yards (28 per game), with three touchdowns on the ground.
- Mario Williams has 26 receptions for a team-high 439 yards (62.7 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Dontae Fleming has added 19 catches for 340 yards and one touchdown. He has been targeted 25 times and puts up 48.6 receiving yards per game.
- Yulkeith Brown has 241 receiving yards on 17 receptions (29 targets), with three touchdowns, averaging 34.4 yards per game.
- This season Patrick Jenkins leads the team with three sacks and has added five TFL and nine tackles.
- Bailey Despanie’s 24 tackles and one TFL make him the team’s top tackler.
- This season Tyler Grubbs leads the team with two interceptions and has added 21 tackles, two TFL, two sacks, and two passes defended.
North Texas Mean Green
- This season, Chandler Morris has racked up 2,424 passing yards (346.3 per game) while connecting on 186 of 293 passes (63.5%), with 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He has tacked on 140 rushing yards on 36 carries (plus three touchdowns), averaging 20 yards per game.
- Shane Porter has rushed for a team-leading 295 yards on 46 carries (42.1 yards per game) while scoring two touchdowns.
- Damashja Harris has rushed for 193 yards on 23 carries (38.6 yards per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
- DT Sheffield has been targeted 62 times and has 42 catches, leading his team with 565 yards (80.7 per game) while hauling in nine touchdowns.
- Blair Conwright has added 18 receptions (on 25 targets) for 328 yards and four touchdowns.
- Damon Ward Jr. is averaging 57.6 yards per game, with 16 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns.
- This season Roderick Brown leads the team with 3.5 sacks and has added three TFL and 11 tackles.
- Jayden Hill has racked up 34 tackles, three TFL, one sack, and one interception, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- Evan Jackson has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on 31 tackles and two passes defended in six games this season.