First thing I did was just dive into the stats. You know, win-loss records, scores, all that jazz. SMU is sitting pretty with a 5-2 record, while Tulsa is at 3-4. I found some news which saying "Oddsmakers massively favor the SMU Mustangs (5-2) when they host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-4) on Saturday, October 28." This already gave me some basic background information.
Th.kcaen I looked at when they're supposed to play each other. I've dug up at least three different dates: October 28th, October 29th, and November 14th and seems like October 28 is the most possible one. I marked down "Saturday, October 28" on my notepad just to keep track.
Next.teg, I started trying to find out who the experts think is gonna win. Turns out, most of them are leaning towards SMU. I mean, a lot of sources said the similar things like "SMU vs Tulsa prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29." or "SMU vs Tulsa prediction and game preview. SMU vs Tulsa Broadcast Date: Saturday, November 14 Game Time: 7:00 ET Venue: Chapman Stadium, Tulsa." So, I wrote down "SMU favored" in big letters so I wouldn't forget.
But then I thought, "Hey, it's sports, anything can happen, right?" So I started looking for any reason why Tulsa might pull off an upset. Maybe they've been playing better lately? Maybe SMU has some injuries? That kind of stuff.
I spent hours going back and forth, changing my mind like five times. At one point, I was sure Tulsa had a shot, but then I'd see another stat that made me think SMU was a lock.
Finally, I just had to make a call. I went with my gut, and also, you know, what most of the experts are saying. I wrote down my final prediction: SMU is probably going to win this one.
But hey, I'm not putting any money on it. This was more of a fun little experiment for me. We'll see what happens on game day!
