The Old Dominion Monarchs and Tulsa Golden Hurricane face off on Monday in a college football showdown in the Myrtle Beach Bowl at Brooks Stadium. This is the first meeting ever between the two teams.
Old Dominion comes into this game with a 6-6 record and they have gone 9-3 against the spread. After a slow start to the season, Old Dominion has played well winning five games in a row. In the last game against Charlotte, the offense was elite scoring 56 points, and that led to the easy victory. The Monarchs are averaging 28.5 points per game while their defense is giving up 27.5 points per game. Under center for the Monarchs is Hayden Wolff who has thrown for 1,757 yards, 10 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Running back Blake Watson has also been strong rushing for 1,036 yards and seven touchdowns.
On the other side of this matchup is the Tulsa Golden Hurricane who sit with a 6-6 record and they have gone 7-5 against the spread. Tulsa have also finished the season strong winning three games in a row. In the last game against SMU the offense was strong putting up 34 points and that led to the three point victory. Tulsa is averaging 26.08 points while their defense is giving up 27.4 points per game. Under center for Tulsa is Davis Brin who has thrown for 2,969 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.
Old Dominion is 5-0 against the spread in their last five games. Old Dominion is 4-0 against the spread in their last four games following a win. The under is 5-0 in Old Dominion's last five games as an underdog. The over is 7-1 in Golden Hurricane last 8 games following an against-the-spread win.
These are both teams who have been finding offensive success as of late and it’s going to be no different in this game. I expect both offenses are going to score plenty of touchdowns, and that will lead to this game going well over the total. Back the over. In terms of the side it's a lean to Old Dominion covering the spread.
AUTHOR: Shane Mickle
