Southern Methodist-Tulane Preview

The Southern Methodist Mustangs and the Tulane Green Wave will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Louisiana Superdome. Oddsmakers currently have the Green Wave listed as 18½-point favorites versus the Mustangs, while the game's total is sitting at 49. SMU was crushed 48-7 by TCU in Week 4, as 24-point underdogs at home. The 55 points made it OVER the posted total of 52. Cole Loftin caught five passes for 52 yards with a TD in a losing effort. Andre Anderson ran for 158 yards and a touchdown to lead Tulane to a 24-10 win over UL-Monroe in Week 4. The Green Wave covered the 5-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the day's posted total of 46.5. Current streak: Southern Methodist has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Southern Methodist: 1-3 SU, 0-2-1 ATS Tulane: 1-2 SU, 3-0 ATS Southern Methodist most recently: When playing in September are 4-6 When playing on turf are 1-9 After being outgained are 1-9 When playing within the conference are 0-10 Tulane most recently: When playing in September are 3-7 When playing on turf are 4-6 After outgaining opponent are 2-8 When playing within the conference are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 7 games on the road Southern Methodist is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tulane Southern Methodist is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tulane Southern Methodist is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games Tulane is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist Tulane is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist Tulane is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Tulane is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games Next up: Southern Methodist at Central Florida, Saturday, October 4 Tulane home to Army, Saturday, October 4