An American Athletic battle is on tap between No. 2 Cincinnati Bearcats and the Tulane Green Wave at noon ET on Saturday at Benson Field at Yulman Stadium. Tulane is 1-6 overall and 1-2 at home, while Cincinnati is 7-0 overall and 3-0 on the road. Tulane leads the all-time series 9-6, but Cincinnati has won the last three meetings.
The Bearcats are favored by 24.5 points in the latest Tulane vs. Cincinnati odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 62. Before entering any Cincinnati vs. Tulane picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,900 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Week 9 of the 2021 season on a 26-11 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Cincinnati vs. Tulane. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Tulane vs. Cincinnati:
- Cincinnati vs. Tulane spread: Cincinnati -24.5
- Cincinnati vs. Tulane over-under: 62 points
Featured Game | Tulane Green Wave vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
What you need to know about Tulane
The night started off rough for the Green Wave on Thursday, and it ended that way too. They suffered a grim 55-26 defeat to the SMU Mustangs. Tulane was in a tough position by the half, with the score already sitting at 31-7. A silver lining for it was the play of QB Michael Pratt, who passed for three TDs and 234 yards.
Pratt is part of a three-headed rushing attack for Tulane as the quarterback leads the team with four rushing touchdowns. Running back Cameron Carroll leads the Green Wave with 352 yards and has two rushing scores as well as two receiving touchdowns. Rounding out Tulane’s ground attack is RB Tyjae Spears, who has accumulated 201 yards and three touchdowns.
What you need to know about Cincinnati
Meanwhile, Cincinnati was able to grind out a solid win over the Navy Midshipmen on Saturday, winning 27-20. RB Jerome Ford and TE Josh Whyle were among the main playmakers for Cincinnati as the former punched in one rushing touchdown and the latter snatched two receiving TDs. The seven-point win was the Bearcats’ first of the year that came by single digits.
Cincy is extremely balanced, ranking fourth in FBS in scoring defense (14.6 points allowed) and 10th in scoring offense (41.1 points scored). QB Desmond Ridder is in the Heisman race as the fifth-year senior has 15 passing touchdowns and another three rushing scores for the No. 2 team in the country. Ridder has faced Tulane once before, in 2018, and he accounted for three total touchdowns in a Cincinnati victory.
How to make Cincinnati vs. Tulane picks
The model is leaning under on the total, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Cincinnati vs. Tulane? And which side of the spread is hitting well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the advanced model on a 26-11 run on its top-rated college football side picks, and find out.
