Tulane Green Wave vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 9/5/2026 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026

Location: Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Devils (-9.5)

Total/Over-Under: 50.5

The Tulane Green Wave (11-3 last season) are on their way to Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday, September 5, 2026 where they will take on the Duke Blue Devils (9-5 last year). Duke opens this matchup as 9.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 50.5.

The Tulane Green Wave wrapped up their year with a 11-3 record. In their last game, the Green Wave stepped onto the field against the Ole Miss Rebels and went home with a loss by a final score of 41-10. Against the run, the Green Wave conceded 151 yds on 34 tries, which averages out to 4.4 yds per run surrendered. Tulane relinquished 27 pass completions on 34 tries for a total of 346 yards, and a completion rate of 79.4%. In the game, they tallied 71 plays which totaled 421 yards. The Tulane Green Wave ended up running the ball 34 different times and had 115 yds, earning them an average of 3.4 yards per carry.

The Green Wave racked up 5,760 total yards for the prior campaign. Tulane amassed 18 touchdowns through the air and 27 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the football 17 times. Tulane compiled 307 1st downs as an offense, and they were flagged for 97 infractions for 895 yards. Offensively they had an average of 166.3 yds via the ground game, which was 57th in the country. When it comes to scoring points, the Tulane Green Wave were sitting at 27.7 PPG.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Green Wave allowed 3,662 yds which had them ranked 134th in D-1. During their 14 games played last season, they allowed 261.6 yards per game via the pass as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 67.7%. They allowed 384.2 yards per contest which ranked them 80th in D-1. They allowed 22 touchdowns through the air and 18 rushing touchdowns. Opposing teams ran for an average of 3.6 yards per run and 122.6 rushing yards per contest last season. Over the course of last season, they gave up 1,716 rushing yards through 14 games. The Green Wave sat in 59th in the country in terms of their opponents scoring, allowing 23.9 PPG.

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The Blue Devils ended the year having a 9-5 record. The last time they took the gridiron, the Blue Devils went home victorious with a score of 42-39 against the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Blue Devils finished the game with a total of 539 yds while running 87 plays (6.2 yards per play). Duke ran for 5.9 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 212 yds on 36 carries. Duke allowed 37 attempts on the ground for 244 yds (6.6 yards per rush). The Blue Devils pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 71.1%, surrendering 375 yards on 27 out of 38 through the air.

When looking at the points being put on the board, the Blue Devils had a ranking of 16th in the nation with an average of 34.6 PPG. The Duke Blue Devils averaged 423.5 yards/outing, which had them sitting 25th in Division 1. The Duke offense accrued 878 yards of penalties on 90 infractions, which ranked them 36th in D-1 in terms of helping out the other team. They tossed 6 picks while conceding 8 fumbles and they recorded 316 first downs. For the previous year, the Blue Devils earned 3,996 passing yards not to mention averaging 285.4 throwing yards per contest, which was ranked 11th in college football. They averaged 138.1 yards per game via the rush and rushed for 1,933 yards in total.

The Blue Devils relinquished 29.4 points per game, which had them sitting 99th in Division 1. Duke gave up a total of 2,064 rushing yards (147.4 yards per game) as well as 29 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They allowed 21 touchdowns through the air in addition to 276.8 yards/outing, which had them ranked 134th in college football. The Blue Devils defense was on the field for 945 plays, ranking them 126th in D-1. They earned 10 fumbles recovered and 14 interceptions for the previous season. Last year, they allowed 412 total points.

Who will win tonight's Green Wave/Blue Devils college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Blue Devils -9.5

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