The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Navy Midshipmen meet Saturday in college football action from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Here’s a Navy vs Tulsa prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Navy vs Tulsa pick.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Preview
So far the Hurricane have been able to stay above the .500 mark this year, but it’s been close. Tulsa opened up with three straight wins, taking out Oklahoma State in the opener 24-10 and Sam Houston 23-17 in game two. In game three it was another win over East Texas A&M 42-0. Tulsa took their first loss of the year on September 26 versus Arkansas 34-6.
The Golden Hurricane last took the field on October 1 versus North Texas. Tulsa was up in that one 17-10 at halftime then gave up three unanswered scores as UNT got back in it. After a tense overtime period the Hurricane ended up with a 45-44 loss. QB Baylor Hayes was 25-of-43 for 211 yards and three scores. Tops in rushing was Damari Alston with 79 yards and a touchdown on 23 totes.
Navy Midshipmen Betting Preview
Over on the Navy side, they only have four games in the books so far this season. The Midshipmen opened up on a nice note though, taking out Towson 42-15. The next two games were losses for Navy however. First came a 38-30 decision versus Florida Atlantic. The Midshipmen lost their next outing 24-20 versus UAB for a rough 1-2 start.
Matched up against Air Force last weekend the Midshipmen gave up a couple of touchdowns in the second quarter and found themselves down 14-3 at the break. Navy managed to get into the end zone during the third quarter but couldn’t come back in a 14-9 loss. QB Jackson Gutierrez was 7-of-15 for 140 yards and a touchdown in the losing effort.
Navy Midshipmen Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 6, MarcAnthony Parker ranks T16th amongst FBS players for sacks (4.0) this season.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 6, Trequan Jones ranks 11th amongst FBS players for kick return yards (235) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Navy has suffered the most road losses by a margin of 10 points or less of any FBS team this season (3).
- Navy has suffered the equal-most road losses by a margin of five points or less of any FBS team this season (2).
- Tulsa ranks 137th among FBS teams for 3rd down conversion percentage this season (25.0).
- Tulsa ranks 132nd among FBS teams for passing yards allowed per game this season (272.2).
Navy vs Tulsa Prediction
I’ll take a stab on Navy but you could argue it either way. The Midshipmen were pretty flat on offense against a tricky Air Force team last weekend, notching just 11 first downs, 253 yards and 1-of-11 on third-down tries. In turn the D gave up 9-of-18 on third downs and 270 yards but couldn’t get off the field. The Falcons held the ball for 36:01 of game time. That makes three straight losses for the Midshipmen following the blowout opener win over Towson.
As for Tulsa, they managed to go just 3-of-17 on third downs in their latest loss to North Texas and held the ball for just 25:18 to UNT’s 34:42. Tulsa’s defense came up with three takeaways but also gave up 559 total yards and 27 first downs. The fact that the Hurricane only lost by a point is pretty odd when you look at the stats.