Ole Miss hosts Tulane in Oxford, Mississippi, in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday afternoon.
Ole Miss enters as a 17.5-point favorite with the total set at 57.5 points. This is the best college football player prop bet to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for the Tulane-Ole Miss College Football Playoff game.
Tulane vs. Ole Miss Player Props
Ole Miss hosts Tulane in a fascinating College Football Playoff matchup. Lane Kiffin leaving his team to go to LSU prior to the College Football Playoff was an unprecedented move. However, offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. and some other offensive staffers were permitted to stay to coach through the College Football Playoff despite the fact that they’re headed to LSU with Kiffin. The Rebels should be fine on the defensive side of the ball, as defensive coordinator Pete Goulding has been promoted to head coach. Only time will tell if the offense is missing something without Lane Kiffin, but these players should be highly motivated to prove that they can win without him.
These two teams already faced each other once this season. In Week 4 of the regular season, Ole Miss hosted Tulane in Oxford and thrashed them 45-10. Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff had one of his worst games of the season, only throwing for 56 yards. Meanwhile, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss had one of his best games of the season, throwing for over 300 yards and rushing for over 100 more. As long as the distractions around the team and the loss of Lane Kiffin don’t affect the team too much, it should be another comfortable win for Ole Miss.
My favorite prop bet for this game is for Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy to score two or more touchdowns. Lacy scored two touchdowns in the regular-season matchup between these teams. Lacy has been a touchdown machine this season, finishing second in the nation with 20 rushing scores. He scored at least two touchdowns in four of the final six games of the season. Ole Miss rushed for 241 yards in the regular season matchup, and it should dominate on the ground again. Lacy can punch in a score in goal-to-go situations or break a long run for a touchdown. Either way, he should find the end zone at least twice in this game.
