Liberty Flames vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

Thomas Assembly Center is the site where the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (11-4) will attempt to defeat the Liberty Flames (13-2) on Saturday.

The Liberty Flames faced MTSU and took home the win by a score of 73-63 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Flames walked away with 14 while MTSU finished the game with 14 fouls. They also converted 6 of 23 tries from 3-point range. MTSU finished the game at 63.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 11 attempts. Moreover, MTSU pulled down 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. MTSU distributed 8 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When discussing the defense, Liberty allowed 37.9% from the field on 25 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 34 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Flames made 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Liberty ended having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 64) and buried 10 out of their 26 three-point shots.

Kaden Metheny is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Liberty will play this contest with a mark of 13-2 this season. They are averaging 80.1 points per outing (74th in college hoops) while shooting 50.2% from the field. The Flames are connecting on 38.4% on three-point shots (164 of 427) and 65.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Liberty is collecting 36.2 rebounds per game and has 270 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.8 times per game and as a team they commit 12.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Flames are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 13.3 personal fouls. They are 5th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 130 conceded this year. The Flames defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.9% (337 of 866) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 28.1% on shots from downtown and they are 7th in college in points per game allowed (59.3).

In their last game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took a defeat with a final score of 78-48 when they faced New Mexico State. The Bulldogs were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 1 steal for this game. New Mexico State was called for 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Louisiana Tech made 7 out of 33 tries (21.2%). In all, the Bulldogs ended up going 17 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.5%. The Bulldogs permitted New Mexico State to convert 30 of their 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 55.6% in the matchup. They finished 47.8% from three-point range by hitting 11 of 23 and finished the game at 7 of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Louisiana Tech permitted New Mexico State to pull down 31 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Sean Elkinton ended up being important for the Bulldogs in the game. He converted 4 out of 9 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He totaled 12 points in his 20 minutes of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

Louisiana Tech has a record of 11-4 for the year. The Bulldogs commit 14.0 fouls per game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.9 times per contest (46th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per game. Louisiana Tech has scored 1,155 points on the year (77.0 per game) and they average 37.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which is 31st in the country.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 95th in college in points given up per game with 67.9. They have forced 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (67th in college hoops). The Louisiana Tech defense concedes 30.7% on 3-point attempts (118 of 384) and their opposition knocks down 66.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 13.0 dimes and 32.5 total boards per game, which is 184th and 86th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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