Kennesaw State Owls vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 3/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026

Location: Propst Arena in Huntsville, AL

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Kennesaw State (-2)

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (19-13) will try to beat the Kennesaw State Owls (19-13) at Propst Arena on Saturday in the Conference USA Finals. Kennesaw State opens this matchup as 2-point favorites. The betting total is set at 141.5.

The Kennesaw State Owls faced Western Kentucky and walked away with a win by a score of 96-87 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 24 and Western Kentucky recorded 25 personal fouls. They made 11 of their 24 shots from distance. Western Kentucky ended up shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by making 28 of 36 shots. Moreover, Western Kentucky had 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Western Kentucky totaled 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Kennesaw State allowed 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Owls converted 30 of 42 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Kennesaw State finished the contest having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (30 out of 59) and converted 6 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Trey Simpson is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played 28 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up going 61.5% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Kennesaw State comes into this contest with a mark of 19-13 on the year. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Kennesaw State is grabbing 40.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 465 dimes so far this year, which is 142nd in the country in terms of passing. The Owls are shooting 35.0% from downtown (306 of 874) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They average 83.9 pts per game (26th in the country) on 44.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 fouls. They are 46th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 372 surrendered this season. The Owls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.0% (775 of 1,889) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 254th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.7).

When they last played, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 80-69 when they played MTSU. The Bulldogs were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. MTSU had 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 78.9%. In regard to shooting from distance, Louisiana Tech knocked down 9 out of 16 attempts (56.3%). In all, the Bulldogs went 28 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 48.3%. The Bulldogs permitted MTSU to make 19 of 47 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% in this contest. They finished 37.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 out of 27 and ended up shooting 21 out of 33 from the charity stripe (63.6%). Concerning rebounding, Louisiana Tech permitted MTSU to get 22 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

AJ Bates ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for this contest. He converted 8 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.1%, and earned 3 rebounds. He scored 29 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the game.

Louisiana Tech has a record of 19-13 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 221st in the country. Louisiana Tech has totaled 2,246 points so far this season (70.2 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.7 times per game (270th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 66.3% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 11th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 64.8. They have forced 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (9th in college). The Louisiana Tech defense gives up 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (274 of 831) and their opponents are connecting on 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.1 assists and 32.8 boards every game, which is ranked 77th and 83rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kennesaw State (-2)

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