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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Tulane Green Wave
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Saturday as the Northwestern Wildcats and the Tulane Green Wave play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Green Wave as -6.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 47.5.
Last time out for Tulane, they were a 33-8 loser as they battled Gators on the road. Tulane failed to cover in the match as a +10-point underdog, while 41 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Northwestern was a 38-28 loser in their most recent outing at home against Fighting Illini. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (66) made winners of OVER bettors.
Northwestern:
Team record: 4-8 SU,4-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Northwestern is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Northwestern is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games
Tulane:
Team record: 9-4 SU,9-4 ATS
Tulane is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Tulane is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Next up:
Northwestern home to Western Illinois Friday, September 5
Tulane at South Alabama Saturday, September 6