Sat, Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ET
Tulane at Duke
Duke favored by 9.5 · total 51.5
Game has kicked off — lines shown are the pre-kickoff close.
TulaneGreen Wave
Away · American Athletic
+9.5
+300
ML
DukeBlue Devils
Home · ACC
-9.5
-380
ML
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Returning production
| Tulane | Duke | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 21% | 17% |
| Passing | 0% | 4% |
| Rushing | 60% | 43% |
| Receiving | 28% | 20% |
The read
- At 9.5 the line sits just short of 10, so the games decided by exactly 10 fall on the favorite's side of this bet.
- A total of 51.5 sits right around the middle of real college football scores (the median FBS game lands on 54). That places the number; it does not predict the result — overs land almost exactly 50% against closing totals.
Team profile
With the ball
Without it
Last three seasons
Tulane
14-11-1 ATS · 18-8 SU
11-15 O/U · 8-5 away
Duke
14-8-2 ATS · 16-8 SU
14-10 O/U · 6-3 home
A record, not a signal — we measured team-level situational splits at 50% against the spread. Useful for knowing a team, not for picking one.
How games at these numbers have gone
- Spread 9.5 — the 7-10 point band. In 1,074 archived games at this number, the favorite covered 51.2% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (48.2–54.2%) is taken into account.
- Total 51.5 — this game's spread sits in the 7-14 point band. In 1,954 archived games with a spread this size, the over hit 48.6% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (46.4–50.8%) is taken into account.
Measured on our archive of FBS games with a closing line and a final score. Context, not a pick — see every band.
SP+ team strength · 2026
SP+ implies Duke -9.3 versus the market's -9.5
Context, not a pick — tap the for what these numbers mean and what we measured.
Line movement
Spread (home)
-9.5 → -9.5unmoved
Total
50.5 → 51.5+1.0
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