Indiana State Sycamores vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana State Sycamores vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-2) will play the Indiana State Sycamores (4-2) at Thomas Assembly Center on Wednesday.

The Indiana State Sycamores played Ball State and went home with a win by a final score of 70-52 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Sycamores ended up finishing with 12 while Ball State finished the game with 10 fouls. They also knocked down 4 out of their 20 attempts from distance. Ball State finished 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 4 of their 5 attempts. Moreover, Ball State snagged 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ball State distributed 6 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Indiana State allowed the other team to go 33.8% from the floor on 22 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Sycamores made 9 of 9 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Indiana State finished with a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and buried 7 out of their 26 three-point shots.

Markus Harding is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up with 15 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played for 31 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Indiana State comes into this game with a win-loss record of 4-2 for the season. They average 72.7 points per outing (284th in college hoops) while going 42.7% from the field. The Sycamores are shooting 27.3% on shots from 3-point land (47 of 172) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana State is pulling in 38.0 boards per game and has earned 98 assists this season, which is 118th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Sycamores are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They rank 88th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 65 relinquished on the year. The Sycamores are allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (160 of 389) and they concede 39.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 30.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 131st in the nation in points per game from their opponents (70.5).

For their last game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 60-51 against Indiana State. The Bulldogs corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 45 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Indiana State committed 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a clip of 55.0%. With regard to shooting from distance, Louisiana Tech made 2 out of 16 tries (12.5%). Overall, the Bulldogs shot 19 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 28.8%. The Bulldogs allowed Indiana State to knock down 20 out of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for the contest. They finished 28.9% from three-point range by going 11 of 38 and finished the game at 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to rebounds, Louisiana Tech allowed Indiana State to collect 35 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Scooter Williams Jr. ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He converted 9 of 21 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 11 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest.

Louisiana Tech has a win-loss record of 2-2 for the season. The Bulldogs are committing 17.5 fouls every game and they hit 56.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.0 times per contest (359th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. Louisiana Tech has scored 262 points on the season (65.5 per contest) and they pull down 46.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are hitting on 39.6% from the field, which ranks 344th in the country.

The Louisiana Tech defense gives up 26.5% on shots from distance (31 of 117) and their opposition knocks down 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.8 dimes and 37.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 93rd and 286th in the country. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 1st in D-1 in PPG given up with 55.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 32.5% from the field (2nd in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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