Tulane (11-2) at Ole Miss (11-1), Dec. 20 at 3:30 p.m. EST.
BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Ole Miss by 16.5. Against the spread: Ole Miss 7-5, Tulane 7-6.
How to watch: TNT
Key stats
Ole Miss Offense
Overall: 498.1 yards per game (3rd in FBS)
Passing: 309.6 yards per game (3rd)
Rushing: 188.5 yards per game (31st)
Scoring: 37.3 points per game (10th)
Ole Miss Defense
Overall: 333.1 yards per game (33rd in FBS)
Passing: 182.6 yards per game (20th)
Rushing: 150.5 yards per game (70th)
Scoring: 20.1 points per game (24th)
Tulane Offense
Overall: 410.7 yards per game (42nd in FBS)
Passing: 240.5 yards per game (57th)
Rushing: 170.2 yards per game (56th)
Scoring: 29.1 points per game (58th)
Tulane Defense
Overall: 375.5 yards per game (66th in FBS)
Passing: 255.2 yards per game (123rd)
Rushing: 120.4 yards per game (30th)
Scoring: 22.6 points per game (50th)
Tulane ranks 80th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 40.1% of the time. Ole Miss ranks 28th on offense, converting on 46% of third downs.
Ole Miss ranks 81st in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Tulane’s 11th-ranked +10 margin.
Tulane ranks 123rd in the FBS with 65.9 penalty yards per game.
Team leaders
Ole Miss
Passing: Trinidad Chambliss, 3,016 yards, 18 TDs, 3 INTs, 65.5 completion percentage
Rushing: Kewan Lacy, 1,279 yards on 258 carries, 20 TDs
Receiving: Harrison Wallace III, 719 yards on 46 catches, 3 TDs
Tulane
Passing: Jake Retzlaff, 2,862 yards, 14 TDs, 6 INTs, 62.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Retzlaff, 610 yards on 118 carries, 16 TDs
Receiving: Shazz Preston, 598 yards on 38 catches, 4 TDs
Last game
Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State 38-19 on Friday, Nov. 28. Chambliss led Ole Miss with 359 yards on 23-of-34 passing (67.6%) for four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball eight times for 26 yards. Lacy had 143 rushing yards on 27 carries and one touchdown, adding one reception for 15 yards. Deuce Alexander recorded 94 yards on two catches with one touchdown.
Tulane defeated North Texas 34-21 on Friday, Dec. 5. Retzlaff passed for 145 yards on 13-of-22 attempts (59.1%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 15 times for 49 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Jamauri McClure carried the ball 22 times for 121 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for 12 yards. Garrett Mmahat put up 39 yards on three catches.
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