2013 Record: 7-6

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 6.5*

2014 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Under'

Tulane lived a charmed life in 2013. They parlayed a miracle 6-2 start to a trip to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to in-state foe Louisiana.

But now it is time to pay the piper. And Tulane's step up from Conference USA to the American Athletic couldn't have come at a worse time. The Green Wave lost their top quarterback, running back and receiver and the defense is trying to replace six starters from a group that finished a surprise No. 25 in scoring, rushing and total defense.

There are no real menacing stretches on Tulane's schedule - outside of a tough at UCF/Cincinnati/at Houston bit in the heart of the season - but Tulane also doesn't have any gimme games. They should be Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 13. But after that the Green Wave likely won't be favored again until the regular season finale versus Temple on Dec. 6.

Most books won't release a season win total on Tulane football. I would've projected this number closer to 4.0 or 4.5. But regardless, whether the number was posted as a gift at 6.5 or at 4.0 I would easily play this team 'under' and I have them pegged for a 2-10 screamer.

2014 Tulane Green Wave Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result

Thu, Aug 28th, 2014 at Tulsa 08:00 PM Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman S

Sat, Sep 6th, 2014 Georgia Tech 04:00 PM Yulman Stadium

Sat, Sep 13th, 2014 SE Louisiana 08:00 PM Yulman Stadium

Sat, Sep 20th, 2014 at Duke TBA Wallace Wade Stadium

Sat, Sep 27th, 2014 at Rutgers TBA High Point Solutions Stadium

Sat, Oct 11th, 2014 Connecticut TBA Yulman Stadium

Sat, Oct 18th, 2014 at UCF TBA Bright House Networks Stadium

Fri, Oct 31st, 2014 Cincinnati 08:00 PM Yulman Stadium

Sat, Nov 8th, 2014 at Houston TBA Houston Football Stadium

Sat, Nov 15th, 2014 Memphis TBA Yulman Stadium

Sat, Nov 22nd, 2014 at East Carolina TBA Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Sat, Dec 6th, 2014 Temple TBA Yulman Stadium

All Times EST

*Season Win Total Odds from Raphael Esparza. Esparza was a Las Vegas sportsbook manager for 13 years at some of the largest books on The Strip. He is a proven oddsmaker and this is his projected total.

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