UTSA vs Tulsa Prediction College Football Picks 10/26/24

The UTSA Roadrunners and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane meet in week 9 college football action from H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UTSA vs. Tulsa prediction.

UTSA Recap

The UTSA Roadrunners come into this one looking to build on a 38-24 win over FAU last time out to climb to 3-4 on the year. After this game, UTSA will head home for a game against Memphis.

Roadrunners Trying To Get Back To .500

Owen McCown has thrown for 1,650 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 4 INTs on 61.5% passing while Eddie Lee Marburger has thrown for 223 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 INTs on 54.1% passing. Brandon High Jr. has a team-high 290 rushing yards with 3 TDs while Robert Henry has 279 rushing yards and 2 TDs. Willie McCoy leads the UTSA receiving group with 342 receiving yards while Devin McCuin has 279 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and a team-high 37 receptions. Chris Carpenter and Houston Thomas each have 200+ receiving yards and another four Roadrunners have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Martavius French has a team-high 35 total tackles including a team-high 25 solo tackles. Jimmori Robinson also has 4 sacks and UTSA’s defense as a whole has combined for 19 sacks and 5 interceptions so far this season.

Why the UTSA Roadrunners will win

• Tulsa has lost each of its last 11 October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• UTSA has won 12 of its last 13 games in October.
• Tulsa has failed to cover the spread in each of its last 11 October games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has covered the spread in five of UTSA’s last six games.

Tulsa Recap

The Tulsa Golden Hurricanes come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 20-10 loss to Temple last time out. After this game, Tulsa will head on the road for a matchup against UAB.

Tulsa Looking To Keep Bowl Hopes Alive

Kirk Francis has thrown for 1,212 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions on 58.8% passing while Anthony Watkins leads Tulsa on the ground with 271 yards and 3 TDs and Bill Jackson has 249 rushing yards as well. Kamdyn Benjamin leads Tulsa’s receiving group with 42 grabs for 500 yards and 2 touchdowns while three more Tulsa receivers have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Dayne Hodge has a team-high 44 total tackles including 24 solo tackles and an interception and R.J. Jackson has a team-high 2.5 sacks for the Tulsa defense.

Why the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will win

• The home team has won each of UTSA’s last seven games.
• UTSA has lost each of its last four road games.
• The home team has covered the spread in each of UTSA’s last six games.
• UTSA has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four road games.

UTSA vs. Tulsa Prediction

I’m on UTSA here. I’m not rushing to bet on this game, but Tulsa flat-out stinks as the offense has died in the last two weeks and the Golden Hurricane just got demolished by a bad Temple team. UTSA is in a transition year, but the Roadrunners have shown some fight and I think they add to Tulsa’s misery with a win and cover here. Give me UTSA.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: UTSA -8