Tulane vs. Charlotte betting: Odds, Week 9 preview, picks, start time for Friday college football — SkimNews
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- DraftKings Sportsbook lists Tulane as a 10-point favorite over Charlotte with a 46.5-point total for Friday’s 7 p.m. ET AAC matchup.
- Tulane is 3-4 overall and 1-2 in AAC play after losing to AAC leader UTSA last weekend, compared with a 2025 AAC championship and College Football Playoff berth.
- Charlotte is 1-6 overall and 1-2 in AAC play, with its lone win coming over Temple on Oct. 17 before a bye week.
- Tulane ranks 119th of 138 FBS teams in scoring at 20.3 points per game, has four games with 20 or fewer points and allows 24.6 PPG, 74th in scoring defense.
- Charlotte ranks 128th in scoring at 19.1 PPG and 137th of 138 in scoring defense at 40.6 PPG allowed; before beating Temple, the 49ers scored 10 or fewer points in four of their first six games.
- SportsLine Projection Model runs 10,000 simulations for every FBS game and assigns an A grade to the Under 46.5, which hits in 67.3% of simulations; the model entered Week 9 on a 68-59 run.
- Jon Sumrall left Tulane for Florida after the Green Wave went 11-3 and made the College Football Playoff in 2025, taking many of their best players; new coach Will Hall inherited a 3-4 team.
Why it matters: Tulane’s defense allows 24.6 points per game versus Charlotte’s 40.6, giving the Green Wave a clear scoring-defense advantage. Even so, the model grades the 46.5 under as an A and finds it hitting in 67.3% of simulations, making the total the article’s actionable pick rather than the 10-point spread alone.
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