Football Betting on Tulane & Tulsa

Will all of tonight’s gambling action fall on Tulsa? Head Coach Todd Graham hashis Tulsa team endeavoring for large aspirations even with tacking up a 21-7 mark the last two years. The Golden Hurricane has played in the Conference USA title game the previous two seasons and fell to defeat on both efforts. He wishes the school to turn back to 2005, when Tulsa won the opening C-USA championship. That dream starts tonight when the team visits the Green Wave as 13.5-point favorites. At last glance, about 85% of bets at Sportsbook.com were placed with the Golden Hurricane.

It will not be an easy task, since Graham had to supplant a quarterback and five other offensive starters. Junior Jacob Bower has attained the inside track as the signal caller, after sitting on the sidelines last year. The front five has to be reconstructed in order for Bower to win. If these factors come together speedily, Tulsa can work up on its 8-3 against the spread September record. On defense, eight players return, however, according to the head coach they will be asked to play with more heart, after conceding 30 points or more six times last year. “Defensively, we have to return to doing what we’ve done in the past of being productive, and that’s a unforgiving attitude to play to the football 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 visiting favorites with total of 64 and they are just 4-7 against the spread in that role under Graham.

Tulane has won six games in two seasons under coach Bob Toledo and everyone associated with the program understands this has to be the year to get showing positive signs. “We understand we’ve really got to start winning,” wide receiver Jeremy Williams told the Times-Picayune. “We’re not worried about the future. We’ve got to get it done tonight.”The Green Wave welcome back seven starters on offense and redshirt sophomore Joe Kemp who won the quarterback derby. Tulane will be aided by the return of running back Andre Anderson, who was fourth in the nation in rushing and all-purpose yards when he was lost in the seventh game of the year. Tualne will have to score points to stay with the Golden Hurricane, however, they are just 4-10-1 at the pay window when an underdog at their own stadium. Tulane begins this season with misleading defensive statistics. Tulane 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 practiced defensive line that must upgrade 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 noticed that they haven’t covered 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 visiting favorite. Do your football betting at Sportsbook.com and take advantage of Reduced Juice Fridays (-105).

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