Tulane at SMU - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Thursday, October 21st 2021 (7:30 PM EDT)
SMU -14 (70.5)
SMU 55 - Tulane: 26  (American Athletic)

 
Green Wave (2 - 10) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach Willie Fritz (30 - 35)
Avg Score : 28 - 24 (26 - 32 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
TULN coming off BYE
SMU coming off BYE
Our Line: -9  (SP+ SMU -13)
Projected Score: TULN: 23 - SMU: 31 (54)
SMU Win prob: 86% | Cover: 55%
TULN Travel: 441 miles
Mustangs (8 - 4) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach Sonny Dykes (25 - 14)
Avg Score : 32 - 21 (36 - 19 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Tulane's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Tulane at Oklahoma+31.066.5L 35 - 40OY
Sat 9/11 Tulane vs Morgan State-47.558.0W 69 - 20OY
Sat 9/18 Tulane at Ole Miss+14.077.0L 21 - 61ON
Sat 9/25 Tulane vs UAB-2.555.0L 21 - 28UN
Sat 10/2 Tulane at East Carolina-3.065.0L 29 - 52ON
Thu 10/7 Tulane vs Houston+6.560.0L 22 - 40ON
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21 Tulane at SMU+14.070.5L 26 - 55ON
Sat 10/30 Tulane vs Cincinnati+27.561.5L 12 - 31UY
Sat 11/6 Tulane at UCF+13.557.0L 10 - 14UY
Sat 11/13 Tulane vs Tulsa+3.055.5L 13 - 20UN
Sat 11/20 Tulane vs South Florida-5.559.5W 45 - 14UY
Sat 11/27 Tulane at Memphis+5.558.0L 28 - 33OY

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Predictions for Tulane's Schedule
SMU's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 SMU vs Abilene Christian-32.066.0W 56 - 9UY
Sat 9/11 SMU vs North Texas-22.575.5W 35 - 12UY
Sat 9/18 SMU at Louisiana Tech-11.065.0W 39 - 37ON
Sat 9/25 SMU at TCU+8.066.0W 42 - 34OY
Sat 10/2 SMU vs South Florida-21.568.5W 41 - 17UY
Sat 10/9 SMU at Navy-13.557.0W 31 - 24UN
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21 SMU vs Tulane-14.070.5W 55 - 26OY
Sat 10/30 SMU at Houston-1.061.5L 37 - 44ON
Sat 11/6 SMU at Memphis-3.572.0L 25 - 28UN
Sat 11/13 SMU vs UCF-7.061.5W 55 - 28OY
Sat 11/20 SMU at Cincinnati+9.565.5L 14 - 48UN
Sat 11/27 SMU vs Tulsa-6.063.0L 31 - 34ON
Wed 12/29 SMU vs Virginia+2.571.0

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Predictions for SMU's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
TULN.1744%27.747%3.2921739%1774.24.1639%23.939%39%3.4650.61.21.6
SMU.2645%32.246%3.0317844%3183.75.2443%20.543%43%4.6861.71.21.6
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
TULN0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
SMU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
TULN Offense1227.726.443.7%4.241.2223942171775.157%43%47%39%17%.17
SMU Defense1020.519.243%4.681.6 - - - - - 53%47%43%43%18%.24
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
TULN Defense1223.93238.9%3.461.6 - - - - - 53%47%39%39%19%.16
SMU Offense1032.23645.3%3.751.2254961783184.746%54%46%44%14%.26

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Tulane1228:3021.535%55%6.250.61.21.68.42.9132
SMU1029:222547%41%6.961.71.21.67.52.5131.2
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
TULN Offense1257%47%42.9217.25.132.243.2978%12%1.08
SMU Defense1053%43% - - - - .172.967%12%1.09
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
TULN Defense1253%39% - - - - .022.5967%13%0.9
SMU Offense1046%46%37.6177.84.724.143.0383%9%0.98

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
TULN Offense1243%39%13.826.1176.66.812.82110.091.532%31%.265%1.9
SMU Defense1047%43% - - - - - - 7.311.734%36%.416%2
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
TULN Defense1247%39% - - - - - - 9.33234%30%.366%2.3
SMU Offense1054%44%24.637.63188.512.9236.361.733%37%.496%2.3

Tulane's Power Ratings
Tulane's Power Rating: NR
Tulane's Offense Rating: NR
Tulane's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #87
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Tulane's 2021 Expected Record: -
Tulane's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -3.9  #89
Tulane's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.9  #74
Tulane's Defense SP+ Rating: 30.4  #99

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Tulane:    SMU: 6.95

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Tulane: -3.9   SMU: 8.9




SMU's Power Ratings
SMU's Power Rating: 6.95 NR
SMU's Offense Rating: NR
SMU's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #63
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
SMU's 2021 Expected Record: -
SMU's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.9  #44
SMU's Offense SP+ Rating: 36.7  #18
SMU's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.1  #69

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


Tulane Scoring
Offense: 27.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 26.4
Defense: 23.9 PPG
Defense on Road: 32

Tulane's 2021 Record
Record: 2 - 10
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record on Road: 0 - 6
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Projected Score
SMU 31
Tulane 23

Projected Total Points: 54
SMU Scoring
Offense: 32.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 36
Defense: 20.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.2

SMU's 2021 Record
Record: 8 - 4
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202312/02Tulane14SMU26Tulane -4SMU50.5Under
202211/17Tulane59SMU24Tulane -3.5Tulane65.0Over
202110/21SMU55Tulane26SMU -14SMU70.5Over
202010/16Tulane34SMU37SMU -6.5Tulane66.0Over
201911/30SMU37Tulane20SMU -3SMU71.0Under
201810/20Tulane23SMU27Tulane -7SMU55.5Under
201711/25SMU41Tulane38SMU -7.5Tulane65.0Over
201610/29Tulane31SMU35Tulane -1SMU48.0Over
201511/21SMU49Tulane21SMU -3SMU55.5Over
201210/13Tulane27SMU26
201111/05SMU45Tulane24
201010/30Tulane17SMU31
200911/28SMU26Tulane21
200809/25Tulane34SMU27
200710/20SMU34Tulane41
200609/30Tulane28SMU33
200509/24SMU10Tulane31
200009/22SMU17Tulane29
TeamWinsCoversO/U
SMU1266 Overs
Tulane633 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams9 - 95 - 44 - 41 - 0
Road Teams9 - 94 - 50 - 14 - 4

(#) TULN at (#) SMU
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatTULNSMU
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #89 #44
Perf GradeGrade #112 #40
OffenseOff #112 #43
DefenseDef #99 #73
Spec TeamsST #119 #15
TalentTal #87 #63
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Tulane on Offense
CategoryCat
TULN OffSMU Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #112 #73
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #74 #69
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Tulane Run Game
CategoryCat
TULN OffSMU Def
Run GameRun #84 #23
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #64 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #98
Tulane Pass Game
CategoryCat
TULN OffSMU Def
Pass GamePass #122 #129
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #78 #15
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
SMU on Offense
CategoryCatSMU OffTULN Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #43 #99
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #18 #99
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
SMU Run Game
CategoryCat
SMU OffTULN Def
Run GameRun #34 #85
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #102 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #83
SMU Pass Game
CategoryCatSMU OffTULN Def
Pass GamePass #18 #93
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #27 #103
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
SMU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

TULN 5 Year Profile: Declining Top G5
'21 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 8
SMU -14.0 (70.5)
SMU won vs Tulane this year (55-26)

Previous Matchups
SMU beat Tulane in 2023 (26-14)

  
TULN's OC Chip Long (in his first season)
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TULN's DC Chris Hampton (in his first season)
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SMU's OC Garrett Riley (in his first season)
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SMU's DC Jim Leavitt (in his first season)
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