Dave Essler
triple-dime bet - Game of the Month
Houston-Tulane under 60
Analysis: There's the obvious, that Tulane has played three games and Houston hasn't played any, which is I am sure when seemingly everyone likes Tulane. They may be right, but, remember, that a month more practice that Houston has been able to have. With that sa£id, with a new coach and without King there are going to be some Cougar rough spots at least early on. Yes, Tulane hung 66 on Southern Mississippi, but they suck and Tulane also only scored 24 against Navy at home. Last year, and without King, these teams played a 30-18 game with only ten second half points. Last WEEK Tulane RAN for 430 yards, and that's not happening here. Pratt has been named the starter again (for Tulane), he's a Freshman who threw 18 passes against So Miss and completed exactly eight. The bottom line here is that Houston isn't who they have been for years, a machine on offense, and Tulane is seriously over rated - in order to lose an under bet here we need more than 14 points per quarter, and given one team not having played and the other just not being any good, I don't see it and bet as such.