College football on TV, picks today: Tulane vs. SMU prediction, schedule

The college football schedule marches on with just two games left in the regular season, and one ranked Group of Five contender in action mid-week.

The outcome of Thursday's game could end up going a long way in determining what the New Year's Six bowl schedule looks like when all is said and done.

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SMU at Tulane
Thurs., Nov. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Point spread: Tulane -3.5
FPI prediction: Tulane 65.3%

SMU (6-4, 4-2). Since starting 2-3 on the year, the Mustangs have won four of the last five and are still technically in the hunt for the AAC, but they need a lot of help getting there. This offense can take SMU wherever it wants to go, ranking 9th and 11th in points per game and total offense, respectively. The magic number for SMU is 40: it's 6-0 when scoring that many and 0-4 when it doesn't.

No. 21 Tulane (8-2, 5-1). The loss at home to UCF makes the AAC title race a little more interesting as the Green Wave lost the opportunity to take sole possession of first place and is instead in a three-way tie with the Knights and Cincinnati, who it plays in the finale. Defense leads the way as Tulane is allowing 19.0 points per game and 175 or fewer yards both passing and rushing per game. Michael Pratt is hitting 66% of his throws for 17 touchdowns and four picks.

College Football HQ prediction: Our projections indicate that Tulane has a 69 percent to win the game outright, by a 34-30 margin, and cover the spread. Tulane -3.5

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