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Wake Forest at Tulane – College Football Predictions
Wake Forest at Tulane – College Football Predictions
The Game
It doesn’t get much better than this.
The Green Wave came within a sliver of turf of making a bowl game last season and should be motivated to get things off on the right foot. Wake Forest is turning into an EMERGING JUGGERNAUT under HC Dave Clawson these days and will be a handful for Tulane.
Thursday night SWEET ACC vs AAC ACTION in New Orleans. Let’s do this.
The Details
Wake Forest -6 Tulane (56)
MEGALOCKS LINE – Wake Forest -4
“Vegas” Implied Projected Score: Wake Forest 31 Tulane 25
The Match-Up
Wake Forest offense vs Tulane defense
This should be interesting, yo. Wake Forest starting QB Kendall Hinton has been suspended for the first three games of the season and the keys to the car have been turned over to true freshman (!) Sam Hartman who has looked very good in camp. Having said that, QB John Wolford was fantastic last season (29-6 TD to INT) and it remains to be seen how lethal this offense can be without Wolford leading the way. The offensive line looks great on paper and returns all five starters. They are also deep at RB but will miss the services of dangerous WR Scotty Washington (INJ). Tulane was average on defense last season allowing 29 PPG but they were roasted on the ground (210 YPG) and only bagged 14 sacks. They only return five starters to the stop unit and will be without their top-two tacklers from last season.
Tulane did well last season playing against “non-elite” offenses. It’s hard to see Wake ripping through the Green Wave defense with a true freshman making his first start BUT they will definitely get their points. A mistake or two here or there could be very costly because Tulane is going to have fun on offense as well.
Tulane offense vs Wake Forest defense
The Green Wave features a spread option attack that is tough to prepare for and difficult to stop. Mobile senior QB Jonathan Banks is a fine fit for the offense and is a very smart and dangerous runner. Overall, the Green Wave bring back nine starters on this side of the ball and even added stud LT Noah Fisher to the mix. Tulane has improved their PPG in three consecutive seasons (16.0, 19.7, 24.1, 27.5 LY) and will be a handful for all but the stingiest defenses on their docket. Wake Forest does not fit into that category as they allowed 457 (!) YPG last year and will be without a pair of rock solid LBs from last season’s team. That’s not ideal when facing the Green Wave spread option. Wake Forest will have to be very disciplined and force a couple of turnovers. Trying too hard to get up the field and disrupt timing can often lead to big plays.
Trends, Intangibles and More!
Tulane HC Willie Fritz is an impressive 42-28-3 (60%) vs the point spread as HC….Dave Clawson also does good work vs Vegas with a 65-48-2 (57.5%) mark vs the number…..Our Tulane INSIDERS tell us not to expect a repeat of the 2016 game with Wake Forest (7-3 SNOT BUBBLER in favor of the Deacs).
Summary
This is almost certainly going to be an entertaining game with both offenses holding the upper hand. Wake has the OL/RB combo that could easily dominate the game and Tulane has to find a way to avoid getting ripped apart on the ground. The young Wake QB looks like the real deal in practice but let’s see how it translates in game one. Tulane is a tough team to prepare for and getting a TD feels like a good play, particularly when considering the Demon Deacons’ defense does not appear to be anything special on paper.
Conclusion
Official play: Tulane +6 (line is widely available) (play down to +4.5)
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Wake Forest / Tulane under
PLAY: UNDER Wake Forest/Tulane
RATING: TRIPLE DIME PLAY
This one is about how I see this game playing out. Wake just wants a win on the road here, they start a Freshman at QB who has zero pass attempts, ever. So, I don't see Clawson opening things up anytime soon, and Wake's offensive line has 131 career starts, so there's not reason not to run the ball. That's magnified by the fact that Tulane's defensive line is under sized. Tulane has a QB issue in the near future - they have an LSU transfer that Fritz said will play sooner rather than later, which has to put more pressure on Banks, which could cause him to try and do too much. These two teams played two years ago at Wake - the final score was 7-3. I'd love for that to be that case here, but I'll take a game in the 20's and be quite happy. Wake's defensive line is also very experienced, so I don't see the Green Wave putting up a ton of points.There's ALWAYS the potential for turnovers and short fields, but neither team did much of that last season - so, if Tulane keeps Dortch under control, this game stays under.Comment
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