#46

Tulane Green Wave

American Athletic · 11-3

Yulman Stadium · 30,000 seats

Tulane Green Wave rank #46 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.063 points per play (Elo 1679), a 11-3 record in the American Athletic, and 32% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 6-7 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.063
#46 of 136
Elo
1679
Off EPA/play
+0.038
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.029
lower is better
Off success
+0.022
Def success
+0.005
Off explosive
+0.007
Def explosive
-0.011
Rush EPA
+0.011
offense
Pass EPA
+0.066
offense
Pts / drive
2.48
10.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.95
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Tulane's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.055

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining32%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production15%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.01σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+2.0 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.060.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsNorthwesternW 233-15.8-6.5W
2@South AlabamaW 3331+1.0+13.5L
3vsDukeW 3427-11.3-1.5W
4@Ole MissL 1045-14.4-12.5L
5@TulsaW 3114+14.7+14.5W
7vsEast CarolinaW 2619-7.8-7.0push
8vsArmyW 2417-10.1-10.0L
10@UTSAL 2648+2.3+6.0L
11@MemphisW 3832-8.9-3.0W
12vsFlorida AtlanticW 3524-18.3-16.5L
13@TempleW 3713+13.7+7.5W
14vsCharlotteW 270-36.9-31.0L
15vsNorth TexasW 3421+2.4+1.5W
17@Ole MissL 1041-14.6-16.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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