Louisiana Tech vs Southern 12/2/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Jaguars and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs meet Friday in college basketball action at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Southern Jaguars look for a .500 record. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs look for their sixth win.

The Southern Jaguars are averaging 75.4 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 43.2 percent shooting. J’Quan Ewing is averaging 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Bryson Etienne is averaging 13.4 points and 3 rebounds. Brion Whitley is dishing 0.6 assists and PJ Byrd is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Southern Jaguars are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Jaguars are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.4 rebounds per game.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are averaging 78.6 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 67.9 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Cobe Williams is averaging 17.8 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Keaston Willis is averaging 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds. Isaiah Crawford is the third double-digit scorer and Terran Williams is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 75.6 percent from the free throw line. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.

The Jaguars are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bulldogs are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The over is 6-1 in Jaguars last 7 Friday games. The under is 4-1 in Bulldogs last 5 home games.

The Southern Jaguars have had issues in every game this season where they’ve played decent competition. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are on quite a roll with 4 straight wins and their offense seems to be getting stronger by the game. Maybe a slight look ahead spot with Wyoming on deck, but the Bulldogs shouldn’t have a big issue here. I’ll lay the chalk.