UTSA vs. Tulane Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where UTSA gets at Tulane: 18th at staying on schedule through the air, against a unit 95th at keeping opponents off schedule through the air. Tulane projects no clear way in against UTSA. UTSA is also 28th on first and second down, against a unit 98th.
How
UTSAattacks
TULN
- 1
Stay on schedule through the air
staying on schedule through the air · projected
UTSA#18 of 138TULN#95 of 138 - 2
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
UTSA#28 of 138TULN#98 of 138 - 3
Trust the offense behind schedule
surviving second and twelve · projected
UTSA#24 of 138TULN#79 of 138
The two teams
UTSA
UTSA is in year 7 under Jeff Traylor, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are offensive, led by 17th at hitting chunk plays. The way in is 128th at keeping everything in front of them.
On fourth down he goes for it more often than his peers do from the same spots (+3.5%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −15.7% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
UTSA has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Offensehitting chunk plays#17projected
- Offensestaying on schedule through the air#18projected
- Offenseturning trips inside the 40 into points#22projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensehitting chunk plays#128projected
Tulane
Tulane runs it: Will Hall's offenses have been run-leaning across 4 seasons. The strengths are defensive, led by 23rd at keeping everything in front of them. The way in is 116th at hitting chunk plays.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (−1.5%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −27.2% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Tulane has played 2 games against a genuinely tough slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Defensehitting chunk plays#23projected
Projected soft spots
- Offensehitting chunk plays#116projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (TULN Elo 1528, UTSA Elo 1530 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects TULN +2.6 (43% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
UTSA36th67thTULNTULN118th95thUTSAThrough the air
UTSA50th31stTULNTULN91st88thUTSAOn the ground
UTSA48th130thTULNTULN129th127thUTSAStaying on the field
UTSA123rd103rdTULNTULN126th108thUTSATaking care of it
UTSA1st88thTULNTULN31st6thUTSA
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profiles| UTSA | TULN | |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 (#52) | CORE overall | -1.1 (#74) |
| +3 / -2 | offense / defense | -6 / -5 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win UTSA vs. Tulane?
Gridpex's model favors UTSA with a 57% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for UTSA vs. Tulane?
The model projects UTSA by 2.6.
What time is UTSA vs. Tulane and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Yulman Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →