Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-0) are en route to Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Monday where they will go up against the LSU Tigers (2-0).

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs faced Ark-Monticello and notched a win by a score of 76-17 in their last contest. Louisiana Tech finished the contest with a 52.6% FG percentage (30 out of 57) and knocked down 6 of their 20 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 10 of 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists in this contest as well as creating 22 turnovers and having 18 steals. With respect to the defense, Louisiana Tech let their opponent shoot 15.8% from the floor on 6 out of 38 shooting. Ark-Monticello dished out 3 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Ark-Monticello totaled 21 rebounds (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ark-Monticello shot 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 3 of 4 shots. They also made 2 of their 17 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 6 and Ark-Monticello accumulated 10 personal fouls.

Iyran Francis Jr. is someone who played a role for the game. He was able to score 12 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He played 19 minutes played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 85.7% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Louisiana Tech comes into this game with a record of 2-0 for the campaign. They average 80.5 pts per contest (180th in D-1) while connecting on 52.3% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 33.3% on three-point attempts (14 of 42) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Louisiana Tech is grabbing 39.5 boards per game and has earned 42 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 32nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 8.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 12.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 63rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 12 relinquished so far this year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 29.5% (33 of 112) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a team. They give up 20.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 8th in the nation in points per game allowed (46.0).

The last time they took the court, the LSU Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 92-51 against Texas Southern. In relation to cleaning up the glass, LSU permitted Texas Southern to grab 25 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 29.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 16 out of 23 at the charity stripe (69.6%). The Tigers permitted Texas Southern to make 14 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 23.7% in this contest. Overall, the Tigers went 36 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. Concerning 3-point shots, LSU made 5 of 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. Texas Southern was called for 18 fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Tigers snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the matchup.

Saliou Niang ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in the matchup. He accumulated 15 points in his 27 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 4 of 6 for this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the year. The Tigers commit 21.0 fouls every game and they go 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.5 times per game (26th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per game. LSU has accounted for 192 points so far this season and they pull down 51.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are hitting on 54.0% from the field, which ranks them 42nd in college.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 38th in college in points given up per game with 54.0. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 24.2% from the field (2nd in Division 1). The LSU defense allows 20.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (11 of 53) and their opponents are connecting on 63.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 5.5 dimes and 33.5 rebounds every game, which is 5th and 165th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LSU

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