Tulane vs Charlotte Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 30, 2026)

Tulane Green Wave logo

Tulane3-4 · 3-4 ATS
FINAL38 – 31
Charlotte 49ers logo

Charlotte1-6 · 3-4 ATS

College Football · Friday, October 30, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Jerry Richardson Stadium

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Tulane 7 7 7 10 7 38
Charlotte 0 24 0 7 0 31

How the bets settled

MoneylineTulane wonClosed at -340
SpreadCharlotte coveredCharlotte +8.5, by 1.5
TotalOver 47.569 scored, 21.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Tulane beat Charlotte 38-31, and the game was decided in the final period, which Tulane won 7-0 after Charlotte had surged with 24 points in the second.

Trace Johnson threw for 284 yards and a touchdown with an interception for Tulane, while Johnnie Daniels ran for 99 yards and two scores. Charlotte’s Conner Harrell passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and Henry Rutledge produced 121 rushing yards and 79 receiving yards. Tulane’s 467 total yards and 7.9 yards per pass edged Charlotte’s 455, though Charlotte had more first downs, more rushing yards and 33:47 possession. Tulane’s two turnovers and eight penalties kept it close.

For bettors, Charlotte covered the closing 8.5 spread by 1.5, and the closing 47.5 total went over by 21.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

CharlotteTulane
The score margin against the closing spread (Charlotte +8.5). Blue: Charlotte covering. Orange: Tulane covering.
+0Largest TULN cover
0%TULN covering
+18.5Largest CLT cover
100%CLT covering

Win probability

CharlotteTulane
Blue: Charlotte favored. Orange: Tulane favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Tulane

  • Passing YardsTrace Johnson28/36, 284 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing YardsJohnnie Daniels13 CAR, 99 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving YardsZycarl Lewis Jr.3 REC, 55 YDS
  • SacksDalton Hughes1
  • TacklesDickson Agu14

Charlotte

  • Passing YardsConner Harrell23/36, 239 YDS, 2 TD
  • Rushing YardsHenry Rutledge22 CAR, 121 YDS
  • Receiving YardsHenry Rutledge4 REC, 79 YDS
  • TacklesGavin Willis12

Team stats

TulaneCharlotte
467Total yards455
284Passing yards239
183Rushing yards216
23First downs26
8-13Third downs8-16
2Turnovers0
8-59Penalties5-25
26:13Possession33:47

Box score

Tulane Green Wave

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Trace Johnson 28/36 284 7.9 1 1 69.0
Total 28/36 284 7.9 1 1 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Johnnie Daniels 13 99 7.6 2 33
Jaylin Lucas 4 30 7.5 0 24
Maurice Turner 6 26 4.3 0 10
Trace Johnson 7 22 3.1 0 8
Dagan Bruno 2 3 1.5 1 2
DJ Dugar 2 3 1.5 0 2
Total 34 183 5.4 3 33

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Zycarl Lewis Jr. 3 55 18.3 0 22
Destyn Hill 6 51 8.5 0 20
Anthony Brown-Stephens 5 49 9.8 0 19
Jaylin Lucas 1 37 37.0 0 37
Johnnie Daniels 3 24 8.0 0 12
Cameron Roberts 2 20 10.0 1 11
Maurice Turner 2 15 7.5 0 15
Oliver Mitchell Jr. 2 10 5.0 0 8
Garrett Mmahat 1 9 9.0 0 9
Bredell Richardson 2 8 4.0 0 6
Dawson Johnson 1 6 6.0 0 6
Total 28 284 10.1 1 37

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Dickson Agu 14 7 0 0.5 0 0 0
Kevin Adams III 10 8 0 0.5 0 0 0
Jack Tchienchou 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
Reshad Sterling 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
Makai Williams 6 3 1 2 1 1 0
Warren Roberts Jr. 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
Ed Smith IV 4 1 0 0.5 0 0 0
Dalton Hughes 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
Joshua Moore 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Jordyn Crites 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kajuan Banks 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Lewis 2 0 0 0.5 0 0 0
Derrick Shepard Jr. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Mmahat 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
E’zaiah Shine 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Geordan Guidry 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Destyn Hill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DJ Cicero 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Rogers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cayden Dees 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jah’rie Garner 1 0 0 0.5 0 0 0
LJ Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PaLanding Drammeh 1 0 0 0.5 0 0 0
Cooper Helmke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grayson McPherson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TJ Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 74 48 3 7 4 2 1

Charlotte 49ers

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Conner Harrell 23/36 239 6.6 2 0 55.2
Total 23/36 239 6.6 2 0 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Henry Rutledge 22 121 5.5 0 26
Khamani Alexander 7 55 7.9 1 44
Conner Harrell 12 34 2.8 0 18
Jaden Barnes 1 5 5.0 0 5
Derrick Eley 1 1 1.0 1 1
Total 43 216 5.0 2 44

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Henry Rutledge 4 79 19.8 0 31
Jaden Barnes 8 66 8.3 1 22
Derrick Eley 3 45 15.0 1 17
Jaylen Hampton 3 30 10.0 0 17
Brody Dawyot 2 15 7.5 0 10
Khamani Alexander 1 4 4.0 0 4
Logan Mauldin 2 0 0.0 0 3
Total 23 239 10.4 2 31

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Gavin Willis 12 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jameel Croft Jr. 9 9 0 0 1 0 0
Chase Usher 8 6 0 0 0 0 0
Kadin Schmitz 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
Dy’Lon Womack 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
Collin Gill 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Patterson 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jamarrion Solomon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ayo Tifase 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Devin Ancrum 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
D’Nas White 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Simpson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Austin Herndon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CJ Clinkscales Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylon Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 63 43 0 0 1 0 0

Attendance 8,106

Recap: Tulane rallies from 10-point deficit, beats Charlotte 38-31 in OT (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Tulane vs Charlotte pre-game preview

The market has Tulane favored at -345 on the moneyline, with Charlotte at +8.5 and the total at 47.5 after opening at Charlotte +13.5 and 45.5. The last meeting went to Tulane 27-0 at home on Nov. 29, 2025, and the last two head-to-head meetings show Tulane 2-0 straight up and 0-1 ATS.

Tulane is 3-4 straight up and 3-4 ATS this season, 6-4 and 4-5 ATS over its last 10, and most recently lost 42-19 to UTSA. Charlotte is 1-6 and 3-4 ATS this season, 1-9 and 4-4 ATS over its last 10, and most recently won 38-31 at Temple.

The defensive ranks point to Charlotte’s pass defense (276.1 passing yards allowed, rank 132) and Tulane’s rush defense (214 rushing yards allowed, rank 131) as areas to monitor. On props, Derrick Eley has cleared 21.5 longest reception in 7 of his last 10, while Jaden Barnes has cleared 50.5 receiving yards in 6 of his last 10.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Tulane Green Wave

Jake Retzlaff QB225.8 pass yds · 1.1 TD per game
Splits Season Road 2025 vs CLT
Pass yds – – 220.2 (13) 291.0 (1)
291
Pass TD – – 1.1 (13) 0.0 (1)
0

Johnnie Daniels RB50.6 rush yds · 1.5 rec per game
Date Opp ATT YDS TD REC REC YDS
10/25 vs UTSA 8 104 1 1 1
10/16 vs MEM 7 55 1 – –
10/10 @ ARMY 8 67 0 – –
9/26 vs USM 19 70 0 – –
9/19 @ KSU 10 59 0 – –
Splits Season Road 2025 vs CLT
Rush yds 56.3 (7) 52.3 (3) 22.0 (2) –
Rec 1.0 (2) 1.0 (1) 3.0 (1) –

Destyn Hill WR3.7 rec · 47.9 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/25 vs UTSA – 5 54 0
10/16 vs MEM – 4 62 1
10/10 @ ARMY – 5 54 0
9/26 vs USM – 3 11 0
9/12 vs USA – 4 91 1
Splits Season Road 2025 vs CLT
Rec 4.3 (6) 5.0 (2) 1.0 (2) –
Rec yds 56.5 (6) 60.5 (2) 11.0 (2) –
Bryce Bohanon WR3.1 rec · 41.7 yds per game
Splits Season Road 2025 vs CLT
Rec – – 3.1 (10) –
Rec yds – – 41.7 (10) –

Charlotte 49ers

Conner Harrell QB162.9 pass yds · 0.9 TD per game
Date Opp CMP/ATT YDS TD INT RUSH
10/17 @ TEM 23/31 281 2 0 22
10/10 @ UNT 15/22 218 1 2 -5
9/26 vs UL 8/13 43 0 0 -4
9/12 @ MISS 5/6 50 0 0 -1
Splits Season Home 2025 vs TULN
Pass yds 148.0 (4) 43.0 (1) 184.3 (4) –
Pass TD 0.8 (4) 0.0 (1) 1.0 (4) –

Henry Rutledge RB44.0 rush yds · 1.7 rec per game
Date Opp ATT YDS TD REC REC YDS
10/17 @ TEM 17 123 0 2 -9
10/10 @ UNT 12 38 0 – –
10/3 vs MEM 6 111 1 – –
9/26 vs UL 3 14 0 1 16
9/20 @ APP 7 29 0 – –
Splits Season Home 2025 vs TULN
Rush yds 47.3 (7) 43.3 (3) 11.0 (1) –
Rec 1.7 (3) 1.0 (1) – –

Jaden Barnes WR5.9 rec · 56.7 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/17 @ TEM – 5 53 0
10/10 @ UNT – 9 94 0
10/3 vs MEM – 1 10 0
9/26 vs UL – 5 45 0
9/20 @ APP – 10 97 0
Splits Season Home 2025 vs TULN
Rec 5.9 (7) 4.3 (3) 6.1 (9) –
Rec yds 58.4 (7) 49.3 (3) 67.6 (9) –
Justin Olson WR2.0 rec · 56.0 yds per game
Splits Season Home 2025 vs TULN
Rec – – 2.0 (1) –
Rec yds – – 56.0 (1) –

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Tulane 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-1 0-3
Charlotte 1-6 3-4 4-3 0-3 1-3

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Tulane vs Charlotte head-to-head

Tulane are 2-0, 0-1 ATS, O/U 0-1 in the last 2 meetings. Last time: Tulane won 27-0 on November 29, 2025.

Date Venue Tulane result ATS O/U
Nov 29, 25 Tulane home W 27-0 L -29.5 U 51.5
Oct 31, 24 Charlotte home W 34-3 – –

Recent form

Tulane Green Wave: last 10 (6-4, 4-5 ATS, O/U 3-6)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 vs UTSA L 19-42 L +3 O 52.5
Oct 16, 26 vs MEM W 31-17 W +6.5 U 55.5
Oct 10, 26 @ ARMY L 17-20 W +5.5 U 48.5
Sep 26, 26 vs USM W 24-21 L -17.5 U 52.5
Sep 19, 26 @ KSU L 20-31 W +20.5 O 49.5
Sep 12, 26 vs USA W 28-24 L -9.5 O 48.5
Sep 5, 26 @ DUKE L 3-17 L +9.5 U 51.5
Dec 5, 25 vs UNT W 34-21 W +1.5 U 66.5
Nov 29, 25 vs CLT W 27-0 L -29.5 U 51.5
Nov 22, 25 @ TEM W 37-13 – –

Charlotte 49ers: last 10 (1-9, 4-4 ATS, O/U 4-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 17, 26 @ TEM W 38-31 W +17.5 O 47.5
Oct 10, 26 @ UNT L 10-50 L +27.5 O 58.5
Oct 3, 26 vs MEM L 8-59 L +18.5 O 52.5
Sep 26, 26 vs UL L 7-34 L +9.5 U 49.5
Sep 19, 26 @ APP L 21-26 W +16.5 U 52.5
Sep 12, 26 @ MISS L 9-41 W +44.5 U 59.5
Sep 5, 26 vs CIT L 41-43 L -20.5 O 49.5
Nov 29, 25 @ TULN L 0-27 W +29.5 U 51.5
Nov 22, 25 @ UGA L 3-35 – –
Nov 15, 25 vs UTSA L 7-28 – –

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 1:38 PM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Tulane defense Charlotte defense
Points allowed per game 25.4 (81st of 136) 40.3 (135th of 136)
Passing yards allowed per game 206.4 (57th of 136) 274.9 (132nd of 136)
Rushing yards allowed per game 212 (130th of 136) 180.5 (112th of 136)
Total yards allowed per game 418.4 (120th of 136) 455.4 (133rd of 136)

Venue and weather

Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NCOutdoor
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Tulane vs Charlotte odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Charlotte spread +13.5 +8.5 -5
Total 45.5 47.5 +2
Tulane moneyline -535 -340 -7% win chance
Charlotte moneyline +400 +270 +7% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Charlotte spread +8.5 → +8.5
Total 47.5 → 47
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