Week 4 · College Football

Southern Miss vs Tulane prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Tulane a 86% chance to beat Southern Miss in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#113 Sun Belt Conference

Southern Miss

0% to make the 12

@

#40 American Athletic Conference

Tulane

4% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadTulane −16.5Model
Projected scoreSouthern Miss 18 — Tulane 34

Tulane should handle it: 16.5-point edge, 86% to win.

Chaos meter28 · LEAN
28/ 100
CalmMayhem

Southern Miss

14%

to win

Tulane

86%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Southern Miss
vs
Tulane
#71Offense · EPA/play#41
#54Defense · EPA/play#67
#25Explosiveness#94
#108Success rate#42
52%Returning production15%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

34 meetings all-time

Southern Miss leads 24–10

Last met 2023 · Southern Miss 3–21 Tulane— Tulane won

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What Southern Miss is hearing

What Tulane is hearing

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