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DraftKings bettors lean Tulane Green Wave on the spread (66% of tickets).
| Book | BetsUT Martin Skyhawks +6.5Tulane Green Wave -6.5 | MoneyUT Martin Skyhawks +6.5Tulane Green Wave -6.5 |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | ||
| Circa (sharp Vegas book) |
| Book | BetsUT Martin Skyhawks (+245)Tulane Green Wave (-251) | MoneyUT Martin Skyhawks (+245)Tulane Green Wave (-251) |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsOver 146.5Under 146.5 | MoneyOver 146.5Under 146.5 |
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| DraftKings | ||
| Circa (sharp Vegas book) |
Splits data from DraftKings and Circa. See every game's betting splits · Circa betting splits
| Market | UT Martin Skyhawks | Tulane Green Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | +6 | -6 |
| Total 147 | O | U |
. Circa is a sharp Las Vegas book. Its numbers are a reference for where the number sits, not a price you can take here.
No Kalshi or Polymarket market with stored trading is on file for this game, so there is no exchange buyer data to show.
Polymarket US lists moneyline for this game. Polymarket US does not publish trades, so it shows prices only and no buyer split is drawn. It is a separate venue from Polymarket and is never added into its numbers.
| Market | UT Martin Skyhawks | Tulane Green Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +245Bet at Novig → exchange price | -251Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Spread | +6.5 -113Bet at Courtside → | -6.5 +106Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Total 146.5 | O -110Bet at Fanatics → | U -105Bet at BetMGM → |
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The betting market makes the Tulane Green Wave about a 72% favorite on Monday night. Our own rating, an Elo model built on past results, sees it much closer at 55% to 45%. Any UT Martin vs Tulane prediction starts with that gap. The UT Martin Skyhawks visit Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse for the season opener, with tipoff Monday, November 2 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The question for a bettor is simple. Which number, if any, actually pays?
Tulane is the favorite. Both teams are 0-0, and this is the first game of the season for each. It is opening night, so there is no current-season record yet to lean on. What we do have is travel. UT Martin covered 572 miles from its last game in Evansville. Tulane traveled 313 miles from Birmingham. Neither crossed a time zone, and Tulane plays at home. Our rating draws on 67 rated games for Tulane and 66 for UT Martin. It is context only, never a bet, and it is far less bullish on Tulane than the market.
Our data carries no individual player stat lines for this opener, so we will not guess at names. Team tempo tells the story instead. Over its last 10 stored games, UT Martin played 63.8 possessions per game and scored 99.4 points per 100 possessions. A possession is one trip down the floor. Tulane ran 66.9 possessions and scored 104.9 points per 100 over its last 10 stored games. Tulane has played a little faster and scored a little more efficiently in that sample.
The moneyline is a bet on who wins outright. The point spread is a handicap. UT Martin +6.5 at -113 (Courtside) wins if UT Martin wins outright or loses by 6 or fewer. The total, or over/under, is 146.5 combined points: Over -110 at Fanatics, Under -105 at BetMGM. Each is the best price we found across books. Shopping for the best line is the easiest edge a bettor controls.
Sportsbooks build in a fee called the vig. Strip it out and the market reads Tulane at 71.5% and UT Martin at 28.5%. That is the market-implied probability with the vig removed. Break-even is how often a bet must win to avoid losing money over time. UT Martin +245 needs 29%, but the market gives it 28.5%. Both totals grade negative: Over minus $2.38 and Under minus $4.60, each per $100 risked.
It is the only side where both the market's no-vig read and our fair price meet or beat break-even. The edge is razor thin, so a worse price erases it fast. Exchange money is light and mixed: on Novig, 69% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Wave, while on Kalshi, 51% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Skyhawks. Small samples like that can swing.
Home floor and better efficiency in our stored games point to a Tulane win, though our rating warns it may be tighter than the market thinks. Our Tulane vs UT Martin prediction: Tulane 74, UT Martin 68. That adds up to 142 points, under the 146.5 total, with a 6-point margin that would not cover -6.5. That is why we stay on the moneyline. The Under price still grades negative, so we leave the total alone. That is the read on this number; the Desk posts a documented free play on days like this, and it lands right below.
Tulane is the market favorite at -251 (best price at Novig) on the moneyline, with UT Martin at +245. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
UT Martin vs Tulane streams on ESPN+. The game is played at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, Tulane's home floor, and it is the season opener for both the UT Martin Skyhawks and the Tulane Green Wave.
Tipoff is Monday, November 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET. The game streams on ESPN+ from Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, and both teams enter at 0-0 as the season opens.
UT Martin Skyhawks vs Tulane Green Wave College Basketball prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk. The full read, including a projected final score, is in The Prediction section above.
The total is 146.5, with the over priced at -110 at Fanatics and the under at -105 at BetMGM. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
More for this game: College basketball betting splits · DraftKings betting splits
On Kalshi, 51% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Skyhawks (87 trades, $1.4k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. On Novig, 69% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Wave (40 trades, $4.2k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. On ProphetX, 54% of the money traded on the spread is on the Skyhawks (45 trades, $1.7k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. Exchange trades, not sportsbook bets.
As of Nov 2, 7:52 PM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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