Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 28

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (16-12, 9-8 CUSA) host the Florida International Panthers (13-15, 6-11 CUSA) after winning three straight home games. The Bulldogs are favored by just 2.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The matchup has an over/under set at 145.5 points.

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Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International betting lines

  • Louisiana Tech moneyline odds to win: -148
  • Florida International moneyline odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Louisiana Tech (-2.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Louisiana Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Louisiana Tech has fared better at home, covering eight times in 13 home games, and five times in 12 road games.
  • The Bulldogs have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (61.5%) than games on the road (25%).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bulldogs have been racking up 71.5 points per game, an average that’s a little higher than the 69.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Louisiana Tech’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (72.2) is 7.5 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (64.7).
  • The Bulldogs are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 6.0 threes per game and shooting 30.3% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 5.7 makes and 29.6% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Louisiana Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 8-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 3-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-11 (Home: 3-1; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.7 (275th in nation) 39.1 (seventh) 35.6 (35th) 29.0 (63rd) 12.2 (301st) 11.7 (252nd)

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Florida International statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Florida International has been better at home (8-5-0) than on the road (6-6-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Panthers games have finished over six of 13 times at home (46.2%), and eight of 12 away (66.7%).
  • The Panthers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than away (2-9) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Panthers are posting 75.9 points per game over their past 10 games, which is 5.0 fewer points than their average for the season (80.9).
  • Florida International is allowing 79.2 points per game in its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 78.6 points allowed.
  • The Panthers are draining 6.1 three-pointers per game over their previous 10 games, which is 1.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.4). In addition, they own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (32.6%) compared to their season average from three-point land (34.9%).

Florida International betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 7-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 8-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-11-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-5 (Home: 7-4; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (165th in nation) 43.5 (131st) 34.1 (77th) 32.5 (271st) 14.5 (134th) 12.5 (309th)
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