Tenn Martin at Tulane

Tulane and UT Martin both open the season tonight with rotations that have never played a game together. UT Martin returned only two players who saw the floor during last year's school-record 22-win season, Filip Petkovski and Vladimir Khryapa, and just one starter. Tulane returned five players from an 18-15 team that allowed 75.5 points per game, and Tyler Ringgold, at 9.4 points per game, is the only returning starter. I expect that Green Wave defense to be finding its footing in real time, in a season opener against a Skyhawks roster that is nearly all newcomers. UT Martin coach Jeremy Shulman says he has 12 players who can play in every game, and he is counting on the offensive firepower on his roster. Tulane scored 72.4 points per game last year and brings back five players from that team, so both sides are leaning on new faces to put points up. Take the OVER tonight, with a Skyhawks roster full of debuts running into a Tulane defense still learning its own faces.