Tulane vs Nevada 12/22/20 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Tulane Green Wave plays the Nevada Wolf Pack in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. During the regular season, Tulane was 6-5 and finished with a 35-21 victory over the Memphis Tigers. Tulane averaged 218.9 yards rushing and 177.5 yards passing per game, while scoring an average of 35.4 points and allowing an average of 27.2 points per game.

Quarterback Michael Pratt passed for 1,638 yards with 18 touchdowns, five interceptions and was sacked 25 times. The leading rusher for Tulane was Stephon Huderson with 721 yards and four touchdowns, while Cameron Carroll rushed for 621 yards and 11 touchdowns. Deuce Watts was the leading receiver for Tulane with 512 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Dorian Williams was the leading tackler with 83 and defensive end Cameron Sample had a team-high 5.0 quarterback sacks.

Nevada finished the regular season 6-2 and was third in the Mountain West Conference behind Boise State and San Jose State. The Wolf Pack lost two of the last three games including the final game of the regular season to San Jose State 30-20. During the regular season, Nevada rushed for an average of 111.5 yards and passed for an average of 325.1 yards per game, while scoring an average of 29.9 points and allowing an average of 22.9 points per game. The Nevada passing attack was 10th in the nation in yards gained.

Carson Strong has passed for 2,587 yards with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions and has been sacked 19 times. The leading rusher for Nevada is Toa Taua with 573 yards and three touchdowns and the leading receiver is Romeo Doubs with 960 yards and nine touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Lawson Hall is the leading tackler for Nevada with 56 and defensive tackle Dom Peterson is the leader in quarterback sacks with 4.5.