There is an early-season pattern developing on the Tulane side, as the Wave have won and covered their first two at home but failed to cover their first two on the road. We'll see how Jon Sumrall's team responds after getting bushwhacked at Ole Miss last week, too. meanwhile, AAC sources say to keep an eye on Tulsa, which is showing signs of improvement for new HC Tre Lamb, whose collection of ETSU transfers (along with Lamb) includes QB Baylor Hayes, who has taken over in the pilot's chair and engineered last week's upset of Ok State, after playing Navy competitively most of the way the week before. Play Tulsa

Am I the only one that often confuses Tulane and Tulsa? The Golden Wave? Green Hurricane? Tulane has looked dominant at home but is 0-2 ATS away and faced a very physical Ole Miss team last Saturday. Tulsa is on an extra day of rest after stunningly winning at Oklahoma State on Friday in Week 4 and getting Mike Gundy fired. The Golden Hurricane's Dominic Richardson has been one of the country's top backs in averaging 110.5 yards per game. Tulsa owns a 7-2 record against Tulane at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Three of the last four matchups overall have been decided by seven points or fewer. That's all I'm looking for here.