Wk 1 · 2026
Tulane Green Wave at Duke Blue Devils — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC
· ACC Network · ACCNX FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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3:30pET
DUKE -9.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential DUKE by 12.3
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Tulane form
L 17-20at ARMYW 24-21vs USML 20-31at KSUW 28-24vs USAL 3-17at DUKE
2026 season
Duke form
L 25-28at GTW 62-7vs W&MW 35-7vs STANW 31-27at ILLW 17-3vs TULN
2026 season
Tulane this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Duke this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Duke leads 4–1 · Duke won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
18.4 points toward Duke
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-05 | Tulane 3 — 17 Duke | at DUKE | Duke |
| 2025 | 2025-09-13 | Duke 27 — 34 Tulane | at TULN | Tulane |
| 2015 | 2015-09-03 | Duke 37 — 7 Tulane | at TULN | Duke |
| 2014 | 2014-09-20 | Tulane 13 — 47 Duke | at DUKE | Duke |
| 2011 | 2011-09-24 | Tulane 27 — 48 Duke | at DUKE | Duke |
Tulane leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Kadin Semonza QB #3 | 50/93, 646 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Zeon Chriss-Gremillion QB #9 | 6/9, 64 YDS | |
| Rushing | Maurice Turner RB #0 | 26 CAR, 277 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jaylin Lucas RB #12 | 27 CAR, 238 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Johnnie Daniels RB #6 | 43 CAR, 168 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Destyn Hill WR #2 | 12 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD |
| Anthony Brown-Stephens WR #5 | 11 REC, 144 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bredell Richardson WR #8 | 7 REC, 85 YDS | |
| Maurice Turner RB #0 | 4 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kevin Adams III S #7 | 38 |
| Dickson Agu LB #2 | 34 | |
| Jack Tchienchou S #1 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Makai Williams LB #42 | 2 |
| Ed Smith IV DL #45 | 1 | |
| Geordan Guidry DL #96 | 1 |
Duke leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Walker Eget QB #2 | 58/93, 721 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT |
| Dan Mahan QB #10 | 6/9, 126 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Nate Sheppard RB #20 | 91 CAR, 644 YDS, 6 TD |
| CJ Campbell Jr. RB #0 | 36 CAR, 139 YDS | |
| Jayvian Tanelus RB #22 | 16 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Hasley TE #85 | 13 REC, 195 YDS |
| Jonah Burton WR #6 | 13 REC, 187 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jaivon Solomon WR #4 | 5 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jared Richardson WR #17 | 5 REC, 82 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nick Morris Jr. LB #7 | 23 |
| Andrew Pellicciotta S #35 | 22 | |
| Dylan Flowers CB #0 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Bradley Gompers LB #24 | 3 |
| Kevin O'Connor DE #15 | 2 | |
| Bryce Davis DE #12 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Evan Smith CB #4 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.