Bettors will be looking to hit pay dirt on Saturday when the Bulldogs host the Spartans at Joe Aillet Stadium in Week 9 action.

The Spartans will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 5-2 ATS against the number this season, while the Bulldogs are 5-2 ATS. San Jose State is 3-4 on the totals; Louisiana Tech is 3-4.



View San Jose State vs Louisiana Tech Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: Bettors looking to back the visiting Spartans in this one found them as 7-point underdogs on the Sportsbook college football point spread. Bookmark the college football odds pages to see where the over under number opens in this game.

Power Rankings / Prediction: The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Bulldogs rated this week at No. 67 and the Spartans sitting at No. 84. It may or may not play a role in OddsShark score prediction models that turned out a 27-18 result in favor of the Bulldogs this week.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Louisiana Tech's No. 68-ranked offense (27.6 PPG) against a Spartans defense that ranks No. 83 at 30.3 PPG. The Bulldogs passing attack has averaged 224.9 yards per game, less than the Spartans give up through the air (233.7 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Spartans feature the league's No. 73-rated road run defense, allowing 177 yards per game. Louisiana Tech, meanwhile, ranks No. 51 in rushing offense at home.

Last time out for San Jose State, they were a 28-27 Sportsbook as they battled Hawaii at home. San Jose State covered in the match as a 6-point underdog, while 55 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Louisiana Tech was a 24-17 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Utah State. They covered the 6–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (41) made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.


San Jose State Spartans Trends:
When playing in October are 2-8
When playing on turf are 3-7
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 2-8

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Trends:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on turf are 4-6
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 6-4

A few Spartans at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose State's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose State's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose State's last 6 games when playing Louisiana Tech
San Jose State is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisiana Tech's last 6 games at home
Louisiana Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisiana Tech's last 6 games when playing San Jose State
Louisiana Tech is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Jose State


Next up:
San Jose State home to Idaho, Saturday, November 5
Louisiana Tech at Fresno State, Saturday, November 5