The Tulane Green Wave and the Florida Atlantic Owls meet Saturday in college football action from FAU Stadium. Tulane just finished up a game versus Tulsa last weekend. In that one the Wave moved to 9-1 with a close win. As for Florida Atlantic, they’re coming off a matchup against East Carolina. The 4-6 Owls would go on to lose by 15 points. Check back all season long for free college football picks at Sports Chat Place.

Tulane Green Wave 

Tulane has had some great success already this year, winning eight of their first nine games while averaging 28.6 points per game along the way. In that time the Green Wave posted 231.3 yards per game, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions passing. On the ground, Tulane was equally solid with 170.3 yards per game and 12 scores. 

In their last matchup versus Tulsa, Tulane was up 21-13 going into the final quarter but still had to hang on in a wild 24-22 win. Michael Pratt threw for 194 yards, one TD and one interception. Bryce Bohanon added four catches for 57 yards, but Makhi Hughes did most of the work with 131 yards and a score on 19 carries. 

Tulane Green Wave Team Facts

• Tulane has won each of its last 16 games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Tulane has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four games as a favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Tulane has won the first half in three of its last four games against conference opponents.
• Tulane has won the first quarter in eight of its last nine games against conference opponents.
• Eight of Tulane’s last nine November road games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

FAU Owls 

Over on the Florida Atlantic side, they were only able to win four of their first nine games this year. The good news is that the Owls scored well during that time with 27.7 points per game and 33 touchdowns. Seventeen of those scores (and 13 picks) came through the air for an average of 233.9 yards per game. FAU posted 4.2 yards per carry rushing with 13 total TDs in that time. 

Back on Saturday against East Carolina, the Owls were within six points in the fourth quarter but ultimately couldn’t pull of the comeback in a 22-7 loss. FAU’s Daniel Richardson put up 151 yards with one interception. Je’Quan Burton led the receivers with 39 yards on five catches, and Larry McCammon had 36 yards from 12 carries. 

Florida Atlantic Owls Team Facts

• Florida Atlantic has lost eight of its last nine games in November.
• Florida Atlantic has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six home games in November.
• Florida Atlantic has lost the first half in three of its last four games against conference opponents.
• Nine of Florida Atlantic’s last 10 home games in November have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• Tulane are one of only 11 FBS teams undefeated in road games this season ([z-0]).
• Tulane rank T25th among FBS teams for points allowed per game this season (19.6).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll probably stick with Tulane. The Green Wave aren’t exactly coming off the most convincing victory over Tulsa this past weekend, however. Tulane notched 357 yards (194 passing) in that one with 17 first downs and a sketchy 4-of-13 success rate on third downs. The Wave gave up 477 yards (355 passing) and 22 first downs on the other side, but it still goes in the books as a W. Tulane has scored just 37 combined points over their last two games, which is a low total for them. 

As for FAU, they managed just 172 yards (151 passing) and 12 first downs in their loss to East Carolina. The Owls have been very erratic on the scoreboard over their last four games, with 10 or fewer in two of them and 38 or more in the other two. This one I think will be on the lower side as Tulane pulls out the cover.