Liberty Flames vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 1/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (11-6) are welcoming the Liberty Flames (11-6) at Thomas Assembly Center on Sunday.

The Liberty Flames stepped onto the hardwood against Jacksonville State and ended up losing by a score of 61-51 in their last contest. Liberty finished the contest with a 34.0% FG percentage (18 of 53) and converted 9 out of their 34 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Flames buried 6 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 54.5%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Liberty allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 22 of 51 shooting. Jacksonville State recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Jacksonville State snagged 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Jacksonville State ended up going 93.3% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 15 attempts. They made 3 of 11 attempts from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Flames ended up walking away with 11 while Jacksonville State totaled 11 personal fouls.

Kaden Metheny is someone who played a role for the matchup. He ended up going 35.7% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He was able to score 15 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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Liberty comes into this game with a record of 11-6 for the season. They average 76.1 pts per contest (154th in the nation) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Flames are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (182 of 507) and 65.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Liberty is grabbing 36.8 boards per game and has racked up 293 assists for the campaign, which is 10th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Flames are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They give up 30.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 12th in college basketball in points per game allowed (61.8). The Flames defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.0% (382 of 931) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 14th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 155 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs got the win with a final of 60-52 when they faced MTSU. When it comes to how they rebounded, Louisiana Tech permitted MTSU to get 29 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished 22.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Bulldogs permitted MTSU to convert 21 of 54 tries from the floor which left them shooting 38.9% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs shot 19 for 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.5%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Louisiana Tech converted 8 out of their 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. MTSU earned 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Bulldogs corralled 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Daniel Batcho pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and added 13 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 31 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Louisiana Tech has a record of 11-6 for the year. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they connect on 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.6 times per contest (182nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Louisiana Tech has accounted for 1,289 pts on the year (75.8 per game) and they collect 39.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.0% from the field, which has them ranked 173rd in the country.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 31st in D-1 in PPG given up with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (18th in college hoops). The Louisiana Tech defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (118 of 351) and their opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.4 assists and 33.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 25th and 131st in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Liberty

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