The American Athletic Conference championship will be on the line when the 24th-ranked Army Black Knights battle the Tulane Green Wave in the conference title game on Friday. Tulane is coming off a 34-24 loss to Memphis on Thanksgiving Day, while Army defeated UTSA 29-24 on Saturday. The Green Wave (9-3, 7-1 AAC), who placed second in the AAC, are looking to win their first league championship since 2022. The Black Knights (10-1, 8-0 AAC), who placed first in the league during the regular season, are seeking their first-ever AAC crown.

Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. The Green Wave are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Tulane vs. Army odds, while the over-under for total points is 45.5. Tulane is the -211 favorite (risk $211 to win $100) on the money line. Before making any Tulane vs. Army picks or CFB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Tulane is first in the conference in scoring with an average of 39.1 points and has been held to 27 or fewer in just three of 12 games this season. The Green Wave leads the AAC in total offense (429.3 yards) and is third in rushing (312.5), thanks in large part to sophomore running back Makhi Hughes. He leads the Green Wave with 1,306 yards rushing and has scored 15 touchdowns. His 153 yards rushing at Charlotte was his seventh game this season with 100 or more on the ground. He has now run for 100 or more yards in 14 games in his Tulane career to rank fourth all-time on the school's list.

The model also has taken into account that the Black Knights lead the conference in rushing (312.5) and are fourth in scoring at 32.7 points per game. Army has maintained a spot in the AP Top 25 for eight consecutive weeks, the longest stretch since being ranked each week of the 1958 season. Senior quarterback Bryson Daily's 25 rushing touchdowns are second most in the country, only four behind Boise State's Ashton Jeanty (28). He scored his 25th rushing touchdown of the season in Saturday's win over UTSA. Since 1956, only 31 players in FBS college football have totaled 25 or more rushing scores in a single season. With one more rushing score, Daily will have the most rushing touchdowns in AAC single-season history. 

The model has simulated Tulane vs. Army 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time!

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