The College Football Playoff first round will see the Ole Miss Rebels (11-1) hosting the Tulane Green Wave (11-2) at 3:30 p.m. ET at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss is favored in the matchup, by 17.5 points.

The Rebels are very big favorites (currently -17.5) in their game versus the Green Wave, with the over/under being 57.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Rebels are -952 and the Green Wave are +618.)

Read on for our betting preview for this this game between the Rebels and the Green Wave, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!

Ole Miss vs. Tulane betting lines

• Spread favorite: Rebels (-17.5)
• Moneyline: Rebels (-952), Green Wave (+618)
• Total: 57.5 points

Ole Miss vs. Tulane betting info and stats

Ole Miss has seven wins against the spread in 12 opportunities so far this season (7-5-0). Ole Miss has covered the spread once this season when a favorite of at least 17.5 points. Ole Miss has been the moneyline favorite nine times this season, winning each game. Tulane has an against-the-spread record of 7-6-0 so far this season. This is the fourth time this year Tulane is the moneyline underdog and has gone 2-1 in such contests.

Ole Miss vs. Tulane recent stats and trends

Ole Miss Rebels

• Ole Miss is 1-2 against the spread and 3-0 overall in its past three games.
• The final combined score of the last three Ole Miss games went over the set total one time.
• Ole Miss’ last three games have ended with an average of 59.8 points scored. That’s 2.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.

Tulane Green Wave

• Tulane has covered the spread once in its last three contests while putting up a 3-0 record straight-up in those games.
• The final combined score of each of the last three Tulane games fell short of the set point total.
• The last three Tulane games averaged 55.5 total points, 2.0 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.

Ole Miss vs. Tulane key players

Ole Miss Rebels

• Trinidad Chambliss has thrown for 3,016 yards, completing 65.5% of his passes and tossing 18 touchdowns and three interceptions this season. He’s also run for 470 yards (39.2 ypg) on 118 carries with six rushing touchdowns.
• Kewan Lacy has 1,279 rushing yards on 258 carries with 20 touchdowns.
• Harrison Wallace III’s team-high 719 yards as a receiver have come on 46 catches (out of 78 targets) with three touchdowns.
• Deuce Alexander has caught 34 passes for 577 yards (48.1 yards per game) and two touchdowns this year.
• Cayden Lee has been the target of 47 passes and compiled 33 catches for 537 yards, an average of 44.8 yards per contest. He’s found the end zone three times through the air this season.
• Princewill Umanmielen has collected 6.5 sacks to pace the team, while also picking up 7.0 TFL, 32 tackles, and one interception.
• Ole Miss’ top-tackler, T.J. Dudley, has 68 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and 0.5 sacks this year.
• Wydett Williams Jr. leads the team with three interceptions, while also recording 47 tackles and three passes defended.

Tulane Green Wave

• Jake Retzlaff has thrown for 2,862 yards on 222-of-356 passing with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions this season. He has chipped on the ground, as well, with 610 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.
• Javin Gordon has racked up 505 yards on 122 carries with five touchdowns.
• Shazz Preston’s 598 receiving yards (46.0 yards per game) are best on his team. He has 38 receptions on 51 targets with four touchdowns.
• Anthony Brown has 35 receptions (on 60 targets) for a total of 466 yards (35.8 yards per game) and two touchdowns this year.
• Omari Hayes has racked up 463 reciving yards (35.6 ypg) and one touchdown this season.
• Jordan Norman has collected 6.0 sacks to lead the team, while also picking up 8.0 TFL and 20 tackles.
• Tulane’s top-tackler, Jack Tchienchou, has 65 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, and two interceptions this year.
• Jahiem Johnson leads the team with four interceptions, while also collecting 29 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and five passes defended.