Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Delaware Blue Hens Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Delaware Blue Hens

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (16-13) are headed to Bob Carpenter Center on Saturday where they will play the Delaware Blue Hens (9-20).

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs faced FIU and took a loss by a final of 84-76 in their last contest. Louisiana Tech ended the game with a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and converted 7 of their 18 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defending, Louisiana Tech allowed the other team to shoot 47.2% from the floor on 25 of 53 shooting. FIU dished out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, FIU grabbed 23 boards (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. FIU walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 21 of 27 shots. They also made 13 of their 23 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 22 and FIU racked up 21 personal fouls.

Jaylen Fenner is a player who was important for the matchup. He notched 25 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Louisiana Tech enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-13 on the year. They have an average of 69.3 points per game (326th in the nation) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 29.8% on shots from beyond the arc (166 of 557) and 65.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Louisiana Tech is snagging 38.7 boards per game and has earned 357 dimes on the season, which is 327th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 16.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are ranked 46th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 350 conceded so far this season. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 39.4% (633 of 1,608) and they concede 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 13th in college in points per game allowed (65.3).

In their last game, the Delaware Blue Hens took a loss by a final score of 90-82 when they played Kennesaw State. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Delaware permitted Kennesaw State to grab 28 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 43.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 10 out of 23 and ended up going 22 of 31 at the free throw line (71.0%). The Blue Hens allowed Kennesaw State to bury 29 of 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.9% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Hens shot 23 out of 50 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Delaware converted 11 of 24 tries (45.8%). They were able to make 25 of those for a clip of 96.2%. Kennesaw State was called for 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Hens to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Blue Hens pulled down 14 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 16 for the contest.

Christian Bliss ended up having an impact for the Blue Hens in this contest. He had 25 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the contest. He made 6 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Delaware has a record of 9-20 this year. The Blue Hens are responsible for committing 14.8 fouls per contest and they hit 78.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.1 times per contest (307th in college) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per contest. Delaware has tallied 1,977 points so far this year (68.2 per game) and they pull in 30.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Hens are shooting 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 202nd in college.

The Blue Hens defensively are ranked 174th in the nation in points allowed per game with 73.5. They are forcing 9.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (130th in D-1). The Delaware defense concedes 34.3% from downtown (252 of 734) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 15.0 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 290th and 183rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Delaware

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