Thursday's Complimentary NCAAF Play - #1 Overall NCAA Handic

[Pick Bot]

Tulane +7.5 1.1*
Duke is an interesting story. From 1995 to 2012 they went 18-126 in the ACC, but the last 2 years they went 11-6 despite a -40, and -70 yards per game defecit. They lose a ton of talent in 2015, but most notably are their QB Anthony Boone, WR Crowder, but the 95 career starts between their two key hogs up on the offensive line in Laken Tomlinson and Takoby Cofield. That could be a huge issue on Thursday night on the road against Tulane, whose strength is a defensive line that has been a top 40 group in adjusted line yards the last two years.

What I really like about this play is Tulane has 16 returning starters and can only get better. Their 34 point loss to Duke last year on the road was not as bad as the scoreboard indicated and Curtis Johnson has done a fine job of recruiting and building depth. The offense will still struggle, but their defense should keep them in games especially against a rebuilding team like Duke who themselves have a ton of question marks on offense. I expect a low scoring one possession score game.