A key college battle sees the visiting Bulldogs travelling to Louisiana Tech Thursday to take on the Bulldogs on Thursday.

Louisiana Tech battles the Bulldogs, currently sitting with a 9-12 mark (10-8 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 8-6 for the Bulldogs and 8-10 for the Bulldogs.



View Fresno State vs Louisiana Tech Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Bulldogs as 1-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Bulldogs sit at No. 161 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Bulldogs sit at No. 267 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Bulldogs will win this game 68-67.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Louisiana Tech's No. 153 nationally ranked offense (69.2 points per game) against a Bulldogs defense that sits as the No. 155 at 66.1 PPG. The Bulldogs have been averaging 40.9% from the field, less than the Bulldogs have managed so far this season (42% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Fresno State owns the country's No. 162-rated mark, allowing 70.2 points per game on the highway. Louisiana Tech, on the other hand, rates No. 125 in scoring at home.

Fresno State was a 74-61 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Nevada. They failed to cover the 9.5-point spread as underdogs. Fresno State suffered a 74-61 loss against Nevada on Saturday, getting 17 points from Tyler Johnson in a losing effort at Lawlor Events Center.

Louisiana Tech won its last outing, a 71-67 result against San Jose State on January 21. They covered in that game as a 2.5-point underdog. Raheem Appleby scored 19 points leading the Bulldogs to a 71-67 victory over San Jose State at The Event Center on Saturday.


Fresno State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing New Mexico State are 6-4
After playing Nevada are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Nevada are 2-8
After playing San Jose State are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

A few Bulldogs at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Fresno State's last 7 games when playing on the road against Louisiana Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Fresno State's last 6 games on the road
Fresno State is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisiana Tech's last 7 games when playing at home against Fresno State
Louisiana Tech is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Louisiana Tech's last 10 games when playing Fresno State
Louisiana Tech is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Fresno State at New Mexico State, Saturday, January 28
Louisiana Tech home to Nevada, Saturday, January 28