The undefeated Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-0) try to stay unbeaten when they compete against the Ohio State Buckeyes (2-1) at Value City Arena. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and will air on BTN.
The Buckeyes lost to UT Arlington 73-68 on Friday. JaQuan Lyle had a solid performance for Ohio State, contributing 15 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. The Bulldogs are coming off an 86-67 win over Grambling State on Saturday. Alex Hamilton played well for Louisiana Tech, posting 13 points, nine assists, and four steals.
Ohio State is a nine-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 144 points. The Buckeyes have gone 2-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Bulldogs have come out of the gate playing well with records of 3-0 SU and 1-0 ATS. The Bulldogs have controlled the glass with an average of 44.0 rebounds per game, 49th in the country. The Bulldogs rarely make costly errors handling the ball. They have the 40th-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the country at 1.53. The Louisiana Tech defense as a whole has been firing on all cylinders so far, ranking 11th in Division I with only 56.0 points allowed per game.
This game marks the first time Ohio State and Louisiana Tech have played one another in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – LaTech, ATS Winner – LaTech, O/U – Under
Notes
Ohio State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Ohio State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ohio State’s last 13 games at home.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs average 87.0 points per game, ranking 34th in the nation. The Ohio State Buckeyes rank 37th in points allowed with 60.7.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs have a defensive rating of 73.9 (ranked fifth), while the Ohio State Buckeyes have an offensive rating of 110.9 (ranked 125th).
With 67.9 possessions and 1.109 points per possession, the Ohio State Buckeyes perform worse on both metrics than the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech averages 77.2 possessions and 1.126 points per possession.
The Ohio State Buckeyes attempt 21.0 three pointers per game, and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs attempt 24.0 on average. When attempting at least 20 three pointers this season, Ohio State has a split record (1-1) and Louisiana Tech has an undefeated record (3-0).
Louisiana Tech ranks 40th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.53. Ohio State is ranked lower at 310th with an A/TO of .73.
Louisiana Tech, the 49th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 44.0 rebounds per game. Ohio State does worse, ranked 104th with 40.7.
The Ohio State Buckeyes average 4.0 steals per game. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are undefeated at 2-0 when they allow at least 4 steals.
