Louisiana Tech (22-9) vs Middle Tennessee (13-18)
Game Info: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 9:00 pm (Propst Arena)
Betting Odds: Louisiana Tech -10.5 -- Over/Under: 132.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs meet Wednesday in the college basketball C-USA Tournament Quarterfinals at the Propst Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana Tech prediction.
Middle Tennessee Team Preview
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders come into the conference tournament as the 7-seed, finishing the year with a 13-18 overall record, including a 7-9 mark in C-USA conference play. Jestin Porter leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 13.7 PPG while Elias King has 12.9 PPG and 4.6 RPG and Jared Coleman-Jones has 11.1 PPG with team-highs of 7.5 RPG and 2.2 APG to lead the Blue Raiders in rebounding and assists and to round out the scoring in double figures for Middle Tennessee up to this point in the year. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 65.9 PPG on 40.5% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 70.1% from the foul line this season.
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Louisiana Tech Team Preview
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs come into the conference tournament as the 2-seed, finishing the year. Isaiah Crawford leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 6 RPG and 2.4 APG while Daniel Batcho has 14.9 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass and Tahlik Chavez has 13.8 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Louisiana Tech so far this season. As a team, Louisiana Tech is averaging 75 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three and 70.1% from the foul line this season.
Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana Tech Prediction
I’m on Louisiana Tech here. We just saw this matchup at the end of the regular season and it was a convincing win for LA Tech and I’m not sure there’s enough change to convince me that we’d see any other result than a repeat of that game when this one goes down. The Bulldogs are the better team and Middle Tennessee is a strong team at home, but they tend to rely on their defense a little bit too much for my liking. I think the Bulldogs get the job done here, so I’ll lay it and play it with LA Tech here.
Chris’s Pick Louisiana Tech -10.5
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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