The No. 18 Tulane Green Wave (11-2) and No. 8 USC Trojans (11-2) clash in Monday’s Cotton Bowl Classic. Kickoff at AT&T Stadium Stadium in Arlington is slated for 1 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Tulane vs. USC odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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Tulane is 3-0 straight-up and 3-0 against the spread (ATS) in its last 3 games. A balanced Green Wave offense has cranked out 35.2 points per game (22nd in FBS). It has been the Tulane ground game that has pulled more weight of late as the Wave has drowned out foes with 259.4 rushing yards per game since Nov. 5.
The Trojans have scored even more. USC ranks 3rd in the nation with its 41.1 PPG. Southern Cal got to the doorstop of the national title game, but lost to Utah 47-24 in the Dec. 2 Pac-12 Championship. That loss snapped a 5-game win streak.