The week is going to be interesting for the American Athletic Conference.
Both Tulane and North Texas should put on a show. Memphis needs to make it against Charlotte, and since Army is not playing, Navy needs to beat Notre Dame to represent the AAC service academies.
See all the previews and picks for Week 9’s AAC games, as well as the times and odds for those games.
American Athletic Conference Predictions: Week 9
Notre Dame at Navy
12:00 pm ET, ABC
Line: Notre Dame -13.5, o/u: 50.5
Charlotte at Memphis
12 p.m. ET and ESPNU
Navy beat Charlotte (3-4) badly because they turned the ball over five times. The pass rush and running game from Memphis (6-1) are going to make things very hard on the lines. The Tigers need a half to get going.
Charlotte vs Memphis Prediction, Betting Lines
Line: Memphis -17.5, o/u: 57.5
Prediction: Memphis 38, Charlotte 20
Tulane at North Texas
12 p.m. ET ESPN2
Are you ready to start scoring? North Texas (5-2)’s defense may be a little better than it was last year, but it is been smashed the last two weeks.
The Tulane (5-2) offense is very good at moving the chains and throwing the ball very well. They will have to keep going against a Mean Green air show that will produce at least 300 yards.
Tulane vs North Texas Prediction, Betting Lines
Line: Tulane -7.5, o/u: 65.5
Prediction: Tulane 41, North Texas 24
Temple at East Carolina
2:00 pm ET on ESPN+
East Carolina’s (3-4) defense was not terrible, but in the last two weeks, it has given up 100 points to Charlotte and Army.
It needs to cut down on mistakes, but if the offense can get going early, it should not have any trouble against Temple (2-5), which does not attack and has trouble scoring consistently.
Temple vs East Carolina Prediction, Betting Lines
Line: East Carolina -7, o/u: 48.5
Prediction: East Carolina 28, Temple 20
Rice at UConn
3:30 pm ET on the CBS Sports Network
But UConn (4-3) is too good at home to lose to a team like that. With a strong running game, the offensive line has taken over and Rice (2-5) will not be able to beat them.
After the Huskies take over early, the Owls can not come back because they do not have a good downfield passing game.
Rice vs UConn Prediction, Betting Lines
Line: UConn -6.5, o/u: 46.5
Prediction: UConn 26, Rice 20
UTSA at Tulsa
3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+
With a good win over Florida Atlantic, UTSA (3-4) got its season back on track and back in the running for a bowl game. The pass rush is strong, and the defense has been great on third downs.
The offense for Tulsa (2-5) is not strong enough to get through; it has not scored more than 24 points against an FBS team. Their defense is terrible, but it will hold up in the end.
UTSA vs Tulsa Prediction, Betting Lines
Line: UTSA -7.5, o/u: 54.5
Prediction: UTSA 30, Tulsa 24
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