Sam Houston State Bearkats (18-11) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (21-8)
March 7, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -7.5; Over/Under: +136.5
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The Sam Houston State Bearkats and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Thomas Assembly Center on Thursday night. Who comes out on top in Thursday’s C-USA tilt? Let’s dive in and find out with our Sam Houston State vs. Louisiana Tech Prediction.
Sam Houston State Team Preview
The Sam Houston State Bearkats come into this one looking to build on a five-game win streak after an 81-64 win over Middle Tennessee last time out. Lamar Wilkerson leads the Bearkats in scoring with 14.1 PPG and 3.6 RPG while Davon Barnes has 13.9 PPG with 3.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Sam Houston so far this year. Damon Nicholas Jr. has 8.1 PPG with 5.6 RPG while Souleymane Doumbia has 6.1 PPG with 5.7 RPG. Kian Scroggins has a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Bearkats on the glass, while Jaden Ray also has 6.4 PPG with a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Bearkats in the assist department this season. As a team, Sam Houston State is averaging 72 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
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Louisiana Tech Team Preview
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs come into this one looking to build on their five-game win streak after a 90-84 win over Western Kentucky last time out. Isaiah Crawford leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 5.9 RPG and 2.4 APG while Daniel Batcho has 14.5 PPG with a team-high 9.9 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass and Tahlik Chavez has 13.7 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Louisiana Tech so far this season. As a team, Louisiana Tech is averaging 75 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three and 70.3% from the foul line this season.
Sam Houston State vs. Louisiana Tech Prediction
I’m taking Sam Houston State and the points here. Both of these teams are solid offensively and do a lot of things well on the defensive end of the floor. This to me is just shaping up to be a close game that comes down to the wire, so I’ll take the points with the Bearkats in a game that I think comes down to the last shot.
