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UTSA enters with the better overall record at 6-1 and has scored 32.3 points per game, but its defensive numbers are less airtight than the win-loss record implies, allowing 27.0 points and 400.0 total yards per game. Tulane sits at 3-3, yet the Green Wave have been much steadier at home, where they are unbeaten, and their home efficiency is stronger than their season average. Tulane’s offense has produced 20.5 points per game and 419.7 total yards per game, while its defense has allowed 21.7 points and 419.7 total yards per game. UTSA brings the better season-long scoring output, but Tulane’s home split and UTSA’s looser defensive profile create a live underdog spot in a game that projects as tight into the fourth quarter.
Tulane is the slight value side at home, with the Green Wave’s stronger home efficiency and UTSA’s leakier defensive profile creating a narrow edge on the moneyline. The Roadrunners have the better overall record and scoring output, but Tulane’s unbeaten home form and better home yards-per-play mark point to a tighter game than the market suggests. My projection is Tulane 27, UTSA 24, which supports a home outright win and a total that stays near the market number without forcing a side on the total.
