Tulsa vs Army Prediction 10-5-24 College Football Picks

The Army Black Knights and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will meet Saturday in college football action from Chapman Stadium. Here’s a Tulsa vs Army prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Tulsa vs Army pick.

Army Black Knights Betting Preview

Army is off to a nice 4-0 start this year. The Knights’ opener was a 42-7 blowout victory versus an overmatched Lehigh team, then came a 24-7 win over Florida Atlantic. Army would keep it going with a 37-14 win over Rice on September 21.

Last Thursday against Temple, Army kept their run going with another big victory. The Knights scored 28 points in the second half on the way to a 42-14 win. QB Bryson Daily rushed 24 times for 152 yards and three scores. Kanye Udoh added 128 rush yards and a TD of his own.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Preview

Over on the Tulsa side, they kicked things off with a 62-28 blowout win over Northwestern State. The next two games were both losses though, a 28-24 affair versus Arkansas State and a 45-10 loss to Oklahoma State. Next came a tight OT win over LA Tech 23-20.

Last weekend versus North Texas, the Hurricane coughed up 24 points in the second quarter alone on the way to a 52-20 loss. QB Kirk Francis posted 101 yards with a pair of picks. Bill Jackson was the lead rusher on 77 yards from 16 carries.

Why the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will win

• Army has lost three of its last four October games as a road favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Army has failed to cover the spread in eight of its last nine games in October.
• Tulsa has covered the spread in three of its last four games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.

Why the Army Black Knights will win

• Army has won each of its last eight games.
• Tulsa has lost each of its last nine October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Tulsa has failed to cover the spread in each of its last nine October games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Army has covered the spread in each of its last six games.
• Tulsa has lost the first half in six of its last eight games against conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Army’s last five October road games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Fourteen of Tulsa’s last 18 games as a home underdog have gone UNDER the total points line.

Tulsa vs Army Prediction

I’ll probably lean toward Army. The Knights’ one-sided offensive attack may not make a whole lot of sense on paper but you can’t argue with the results thus far. Army hung 489 total yards on Temple in their last outing, with 417 of those coming on the ground. Defensively, the Knights held the Owls to just 219 total yards (224 passing), 4.2 yards per play, and 12 first downs.

As for Tulsa, last weekend they gave up a whopping 618 yards (439 passing) and 10.3 yards per play to North Texas. The good news is that the Hurricane posted 229 rush yards and 27 first downs, but they had little hope of keeping pace on the scoreboard. I don’t think they’ll quite get it here either.