Tulane: The Green Wave went 7-6 in 2013 (head coach Curtis Johnson's second season), making it first bowl appearance since 2002. However, back-to-back 3-9 seasons followed and Johnson was let go. Tulane hits the reset button with new head coach Willie Fritz at the helm, as well as a new QB in Glen Cuiellette.Cuiellette took just one snap as a red-shirt freshman last season but beat out a trio of challengers for the starting job in camp and will run an offense that Fritz intends to mold to his personnel. The veteran coach came to Tulane after two seasons at Georgia Southern, where he guided an offense that led the nation in rushing last season with an option attack. It helps that Fritz has the luxury of three of the team's top-four leading rushers back from last season, including top RB Dontrell Hilliard (646 yards rushing).

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons know all about hitting the rest button, as the school did just that with the hiring of Dave Clawson (from Bowling Green) in 2014. However, Clawson has only put together consecutive 3-9 seasons on Tobacco Road. Clawson has sung the praises of his young receiving corps out of camp and the team is expected to make big progress on offense with junior John Wolford in his third season as starting QB plus the defense is said to be maturing.

The pick: Is it really a smart thing to be laying a huge amount of points with a Wake Forest team which went just 1-5 SU at home in 2015? That lone home win came over Elon and while Tulane is just 2-10 SU away from home the last two seasons, expect Fritz and his ball-control offense to easily stay within this huge impost. Tulne is a 10* play.