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The Tulane Green Wave are looking to continue their home success when they take on the visiting Navy Midshipmen on Saturday. The Green Wave (1-0) were 5-1 on their home field a year ago, while the Midshipmen (0-1) were 3-2 on the road. Tulane is 9-2-1 all-time vs. Navy at New Orleans. The Midshipmen, however, have won five of the last six meetings between the schools.

The game gets underway at noon ET from Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. Both defenses struggled a week ago as Navy allowed 580 total yards, including 301 rushing yards, while Tulane gave up 419 total yards, including 336 yards passing. The Green Wave are favored by 6.5 points in the latest Navy vs. Tulane odds from William Hill, while the over-under for total points scored is 48. Before making any Tulane vs. Navy picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is a stunning 9-0 on top-rated picks through two weeks of the 2020 college football season, returning almost $800 in profit already. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Navy vs. Tulane. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college football odds from William Hill and trends for Tulane vs. Navy:

  • Navy vs. Tulane spread: Tulane -6.5
  • Navy vs. Tulane over-under: 48 points
  • Navy vs. Tulane money line: Navy +215, Tulane -255
  • NAVY: Averaged 1.6 yards per carry against BYU
  • TUL: RB Tyjae Spears averaged 6.0 yards per carry last year

Why Tulane can cover

Despite giving up over 400 yards a week ago, the Green Wave defense came up big when it needed to and was led by junior linebacker Nick Anderson, who recorded eight tackles, including three solo, and one sack for seven yards. He appeared in all of Tulane's games in 2019, starting one. He recorded 26 tackles, including seven solo. He had two solo tackles against No. 10 Auburn on Sept. 7.

Also leading the way is senior defensive end Cameron Sample. Sample had seven tackles, including five solo, and recorded two sacks for 17 yards last week against South Alabama. He started every game for the Green Wave in 2019 and finished with 44 tackles, which was second among Tulane defensive linemen. He played and started in 11 of the Green Wave's 13 games his sophomore season.

Why Navy can cover

The Midshipmen are 4-1 against Tulane since joining the AAC in 2015. Navy has not started out 0-2 since 2012, when it lost to Notre Dame in Ireland and at Penn State. Despite being bottled up by BYU a week ago, the Midshipmen were led by senior slot back Myles Fells, who rushed three times for 55 yards, including a 33-yard burst. Last year, he started two of the 13 games he played, carrying 18 times for 130 yards.

Junior fullback Jamale Carothers enters the fall as the starter after a solid sophomore campaign. Last week against BYU, he rushed nine times for 28 yards. Last year, he was second on the team in rushing, carrying 111 times for 734 yards and 14 touchdowns. He started in six of the 10 games he played and also caught four passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns.

How to make Navy vs. Tulane picks

SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total as Howard throws for well over 200 yards and the Midshipmen combine to run for over 150 yards. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only get the pick at SportsLine. 

So who wins Tulane vs. Navy? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Navy vs. Tulane spread to back, all from the advanced model that is up over $3,700 on its top-rated college football spread picks, and find out.