The Black Knights of Army West Point (+3.5) are set to welcome the Tulane Green Wave (-3.5) to Blaik Field at Michie Stadium. CBS Sports Network is scheduled to televise the action and this crucial daytime game starts at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Army West Point Black Knights vs. Tulane Green Wave
In this Saturday game, Tulane is tabbed as the favorite and is currently giving up 3.5 points. The Green Wave are also receiving -175 moneyline odds while the Black Knights are +155. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 45 points, and if one side can create a bunch of points early on, it will likely produce a worthy in-game betting scenario.
Early action has swayed toward the Green Wave, as the opening line was 1. The O/U hasn’t changed after it was set initially at 45.
The Green Wave are 3-1 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 1.0 unit so far in 2019. The team has posted an O/U record of 2-2.
The Black Knights are up 1.0 unit for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 2-2 ATS and own an O/U record of 1-2-1.
The Green Wave are 3-1 straight up (SU) in 2019 while the Black Knights are also 3-1 SU.
Both teams enter the matchup on two-game winning streaks. The Green Wave got their second W in as many tries after a 38-31 victory over Houston on September 19. The passing attack was messy as Justin McMillan completed just seven passes on 20 attempts for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Darius Bradwell (113 yards on 20 rush attempts) and the signal-caller McMillan (91 yards on 15 carries, one TD) led the ground attack. Jalen McCleskey (four receptions, 120 yards, two TDs) and Jaetavian Toles (two catches, 18 yards) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Army West Point is coming off of a 52-21 win over Morgan State. The defense held its ground in the victory, holding the Bears to only 230 passing yards and 78 yards on the ground. Manassah Bailey had a productive showing in the defeat, posting 121 yards and two touchdowns on six catches for Morgan State. For Army West Point, Christian Anderson completed one-of-seven passes for 80 yards and one touchdown. Connor Slomka (110 yards on 18 rush attempts, one TD) and the signal-caller Anderson (75 yards on nine carries) led the running game as Artice Hobbs IV (one receptions, 80 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching corps in the win.
Tulane has run the ball on 65.6 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Army West Point has a rush percentage of 91.6 percent. The Green Wave have rushed for 273.3 yards per game and have 12 scores on the ground this year. The Black Knights are averaging 293.5 rushing yards per game and have 14 total rush TDs.
The Green Wave offense has tallied 181.5 yards/game through the air overall and has six passing TDs so far. The Black Knights have produced 48.5 pass yards per contest and have two total pass scores.
Defensively, Tulane has let opponents rush for an average of 147.3 yards and pass for 199.3 yards per game. The Army West Point D has given up 183.3 yards per game to opposing passers and 104.5 yards per game on the ground. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to opponents, as the Green Wave have given up an ANY/A of 4.51 to opposing QBs, while the Black Knights are yielding an ANY/A of 4.65.
Anderson has been more productive than McMillan recently. The Black Knights man under center has an adjusted net yards per pass attempt 14.29 for the year while McMillan’s ANY/A is 6.71 and 7.67 over his last two.
Tulane Green Wave at Army West Point Black Knights Betting Pick
SU Winner: Tulane, ATS Winner: Tulane, O/U: Under
Betting Notes
- The Army West Point defense has recorded nine sacks on the year while Tulane has eight.
- Army West Point has lost seven fumbles this season while Tulane has lost two.
- The Green Wave offense has recorded four pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Black Knights have put up one such play.
- The Tulane defense has allowed two pass plays of 40+ yards, while Army West Point has given up one such play.
- The Tulane offense has created 10 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Army West Point has created six such runs.
- The Green Wave defense has allowed five rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Black Knights have given up two such runs.
- The O/U for Army West Point’s last match going into it was 55.5. The over cashed in the 52-21 victory over Morgan State.
- In its last three matchups, Army West Point is 2-1 ATS.
- Over its last three contests, Tulane is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for Tulane’s previous game was set at 58. The over cashed in the team’s 38-31 triumph over Houston.
- Tulane, as a team, has averaged 5.6 yards per rush attempt across its last three games and 6.1 over its last two.
- Army West Point has averaged 5.1 yards per carry over its last three outings and 6.0 over its past two.
