Tulane v. Tulsa Football Spreads


September 4, 2009 | Posted By Larry Cook

Will Tulsa attract gambler’s attention? Coach Todd Graham hashis Tulsa team endeavoring for great dreams despite assembling a 21-7 mark the last two years. The Golden Hurricane has been in the Conference USA title game the past two seasons and fell to defeat on both occasions. He wants the school to return back to 2005, when the Golden Hurricane captured the first C-USA championship. That goal gets going tonight when they visit the Green Wave as 13.5-point favorites. At last glance, about 85% of bets at Sportsbook.com were placed with Tulsa.

It will not be an easy task, since Graham has to supplant a quarterback and 5 more offensive starters. Junior Jacob Bower has attained the inside track as the field general, after studying on the sidelines last season. The offensive line has to be rebuilt in order for Bower to deliver the goods. If these factors come together speedily, Tulsa can work up on its 8-3 record at the pay window in September.. On defense, eight players return, nonetheless, according to the head coach they need to play with more heart, after granting 30 points or more six times last season. “On defense, we have to return to doing what we’ve done in the past of being productive, and that’s a relentless mental attitude to get to the football and return to a tough edge mentality defensively,” Graham said. “What we have to improve on defense is not giving away too many one play drives.” Sportsbook.com has the Golden Hurricane as 13.5-point visiting chalk with total of 64 and they are just 4-7 ATS in that role under Graham.

The Green Wave has won six times in two years under coach Bob Toledo and everyone associated with the program interprets this has to be the season to set about displaying positive marks. “We understand we’ve really got to right the ship,” receiver Jeremy Williams told the Times-Picayune. “We’re not worried about the future. We’ve got to do it tonight.”Tulane welcomes back seven players on offense and redshirt sophomore Joe Kemp who won the quarterback contest. Tulane will be aided by the return of running back Andre Anderson, who was fourth in the country in rushing and all-purpose yards when he was lost in the seventh game of the year. They will need to score points to hang with the Golden Hurricane, nonetheless, they are just 4-10-1 against the spread when an underdog at their own stadium. Tulane enters this season with misinforming defensive statistics. Tulane was 14th in the nation in pass defense, giving up 173 yards per contest. That was at the least in part to giving up 218 (5.7 yards per carry) yards per game via the run. Senior DE Logan Kelley anchors a very practiced front four that must upgrade its game in 2009. Tulane is 7-23-1 against the spread in its last 31 conference games.

Tulsa plays four of their first five games on the road, including the first three. It should be observed 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, losing by 33 points per game. This conference battle goes at 8 ESTon ESPN, with Tulsa 7-2-1 OVER as road chalk. Get your wager in at Sportsbook.com and take advantage of Reduced Juice Fridays (-105).

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