Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (13-5, 2-3 CUSA) are only 2.5-point favorites as they look to break a three-game road losing streak when they square off against the Kennesaw State Owls (10-7, 2-2 CUSA) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at KSU Convocation Center. The game airs at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is 147.5 for the matchup.

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Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State betting lines

  • Louisiana Tech moneyline odds to win: -138
  • Kennesaw State moneyline odds to win: +115
  • Spread: Louisiana Tech (-2.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Louisiana Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Louisiana Tech has played better at home, covering four times in five home games, and three times in six road games.
  • The Bulldogs have exceeded the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in three of five home matchups (60%). On the road, they have hit the over in two of six games (33.3%).
  • When playing at home, Louisiana Tech has won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 2-1 (.667). On the road, it is 1-2 (.333) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 72.8 points a contest compared to the 76.4 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Louisiana Tech’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (67.7) is 0.1 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.8).
  • The Bulldogs’ 8.3 made three-pointers per-game average over their past 10 games are more than the 8.1 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 33.5% compared to their season-long percentage of 34% from deep.

Louisiana Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.9 (26th in nation) 41 (61st) 34 (107th) 28.4 (49th) 16.7 (42nd) 12.4 (269th)

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Kennesaw State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Kennesaw State has performed better against the spread at home (5-1-0) than away (3-3-0) this year.
  • Owls games have gone above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (two of six), and 83.3% of the time away (five of six).
  • The Owls’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is 1.000 (1-0), and on the road it is .167 (1-5).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Owls are averaging 76.5 points per contest, 3.5 fewer points than their season average (80).
  • Kennesaw State has fared worse defensively in its last 10 games, surrendering 77.6 points per contest, 2.2 more points than its season average of 75.4.
  • The Owls are draining 8.7 treys per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.1). In addition, they own a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (27.5%) compared to their season average from three-point land (30.3%).

Kennesaw State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-1-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (306th in nation) 40.4 (47th) 39.5 (sixth) 32.3 (244th) 14.1 (156th) 13.7 (332nd)
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