Tulane v. Tulsa Betting Lines

September 4, 2009

Will Tulsa attract gambler’s attention? Head Coach Todd Graham has the Golden Hurricane striving for larger aspirations despite tacking up a 21-7 mark the previous two years. The Golden Hurricane has played in the Conference USA championship contest the previous 2 seasons and loss on both occasions. He wants the team to return back to 2005, when the Golden Hurricane took home the opening C-USA championship. That dream starts tonight when they visit the Green Wave as 13.5-point chalk. At last glance, over 85% of wagers at Sportsbook.com were going with the Golden Hurricane.

It will not be an easy task, since Graham had to supplant a quarterback and 5 more offensive starters. Junior Jacob Bower has attained the inside track at quarterback, after sitting with the clipboard last year. The front five has to be reconstructed in order for Bower to succeed. If these factors come together speedily, the Golden Hurricane can progress on its 8-3 against the spread September record. On defense, eight players return, all the same, according to the coach they will be asked to play with more heart, after yielding 30+ points six times last season. “On defense, we have to return to doing what we’ve done in the past of being prosperous, and that’s a relentless mental attitude to play to the ball and return to a hard edge mentality defensively,” Graham said. “What we have to get better on defense is not giving away the big play.” Sportsbook.com has Tulsa as 13.5-point road chalk with the over/under of 64 and they are just 4-7 at the pay window in that situation under Graham.

The Green Wave has won six times in two seasons under head coach Bob Toledo and everyone related with the program interprets this has to be the year to set about presenting positive marks. “We feel like we’ve really got to turn this thing around,” receiver Jeremy Williams told the Times-Picayune. “We’re not looking towards the future. We’ve got to get it done now.”Tulane welcomes back seven starters on offense and redshirt sophomore Joe Kemp who won the quarterback derby. Tulane will be assisted by the return of running back Andre Anderson, who was fourth in the nation in rushing and all-purpose yards when he was hurt in the seventh game of the year. Tualne will need to score points to hang with Tulsa, nonetheless, they are just 4-10-1 at the pay window when getting points at home. Tulane comes into this season with misinforming defensive statistics. The Green Wave was 14th in the country in pass defense, giving up 173 yards per contest. That was at least in part to surrendering 218 (5.7 yards per carry) yards per game rushing. Senior DE Logan Kelley anchors a very knowledgeable front four that must elevate its game in 2009. Tulane is 7-23-1 at the pay window in its last 31 conference matchups.

Tulsa plays four of their first five games as a visitor, including the first three. It should be mentioned that they lost ATS in their last four road games. The Green Wave is 0-4 SU and ATS versus the Golden Hurricane in C-USA action, with an average margin of 33 points per game. This conference clash goes at 8 ESTon ESPN, with Tulsa 7-2-1 OVER as road favorite.  Bet this game now at Sportsbook.com and take advantage of Reduced Juice Fridays (-105).

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Written by Jack Jones · Filed Under College Football 

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