The top two seeds in the Conference USA Tournament will meet in the event's title game on Saturday as No. 1 Louisiana Tech takes on No. 2 Tulsa in college basketball betting action.
Louisiana Tech got past Tulsa by a score of 66-61 at home but failed to cover the 9.5-point spread at the sportsbooks in the regular-season meeting between the two teams on February 6. That game turned into an UNDER result for total bettors.
The Golden Hurricane will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 21-8 ATS against the number this season, while the Bulldogs are 16-10 ATS. Tulsa is 10-19 on the totals; Louisiana Tech is 14-11-1.
View Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Odds and Stats.
This game matches up the No. 4 (Bulldogs) and the No. 14 (Golden Hurricane) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank.
In their last action, Tulsa was a 76-69 Sportsbook at home against Middle Tennessee. They covered the 1.5-point spread as favorites. Tulsa got 19 points from James Woodard en route to a 76-69 victory over Middle Tennessee on Friday at Don Haskins Center.
In their last action, Louisiana Tech was an 88-70 Sportsbook at home against Southern Miss. They covered the 2.5-point spread as favorites. The Bulldogs grabbed an 88-70 win over the Golden Eagles on Friday, behind an 18 -point effort from Alex Hamilton at Don Haskins Center.
How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Louisiana Tech has the nation's No. 11-rated offensive output, at 81.67 PPG. The visiting Golden Hurricane defense ranks No. 87 allowing on average 67.59 PPG. The Bulldogs FG% has averaged 45.88% so far, more than the Golden Hurricane marksmen have achieved on the year, 44.21% per game.
