The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Thomas Assembly Center. Stephen F. Austin enters this matchup at 5-4 overall. The Lumberjacks beat Paul Quinn in their last game. As for Louisiana Tech, they’re 6-3 and coming off a loss to Wyoming. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Stephen F. Austin went 3-1 over their first four games this year, losing to only Alcorn State. The Lumberjacks hit a 1-3 run after that with losses to Quinnipiac, Middle Tennessee and Northwestern State alongside a win versus UNCG.
On Sunday versus Paul Quinn, Stephen F. Austin got back into the win column. The Lumberjacks jumped out to a 61-18 lead and cruised from there in a 103-40 win. Nigel Hawkins led the team on 20 points and three rebounds.
Over on the Louisiana Tech side, they lost two of their first three games this year. The Bulldogs hit a win streak over LA-Monroe, Alabama A&M, Samford, UT Southern and Southern U before another loss to Wyoming.
Matched up against Wyoming over the weekend. Louisiana Tech was drilled 42-24 in the first half alone. The Bulldogs fell behind 48-41 the rest of the way and lost 92-65. David Green was the top team scorer on 21 points in 16 minutes.
PICK: I’m going to try Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs are fresh off a blowout loss to a decent Wyoming team, shooting 42.9 percent from the field with 10-of-27 (37 percent from 3-point range. LA Tech was out-rebounded 34-28 and had 11 turnovers. That said, the Bulldogs had a nice run going during their five-game win streak and they had hit 74 or more points in six straight games prior to the Wyoming loss. I like LA Tech to bounce back and cover in this one.