The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (+4) are making a trip east to face their CUSA rival Florida Atlantic Owls at FAU Stadium. Fans can tune in to the action on CBS Sports Network and this Friday game gets going at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Florida Atlantic Owls Betting Preview
Louisiana Tech is the road underdog in this CUSA game and is currently getting 4 points. The Bulldogs are also receiving +155 moneyline odds while the Owls are -175. This CUSA matchup should provide several decent live betting possibilities, and Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 58 points.
This game’s line opened at -3. The over/under hasn’t changed after being set initially at 58.
The Bulldogs are 4-3 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 0.5 units so far. The team’s posted an O/U record of 4-3. The Owls have been a disappointment to moneyline bettors this season, losing 3.0 units. They’re 1-6 ATS and four of their games have gone over the total.
The Bulldogs are 5-2 straight up (SU), including 3-1 SU against conference opponents. The Owls are 3-4 SU overall and 1-2 SU in conference play.
The Bulldogs just notched a 31-24 victory over UTEP last week where their defense allowed the Miners to pass for 284 yards. Keynan Foster had a good day for the Miners in that one with 84 yards and a score on four catches. On the offensive side, J’mar Smith completed 17 passes for just 156 yards and one touchdown. Jaqwis Dancy (93 yards on 12 rush attempts) led the ground attack while Teddy Veal (11 receptions, 103 yards) and Dancy (two catches, five yards) handled the receiving duties in the win.
Florida Atlantic just fell 31-7 to Marshall. The defensive unit allowed the Thundering Herd to kill the clock by rushing for 233 yards on 48 attempts, including two rush TDs. Tyler King put up a solid outing in the win for Marshall, recording 125 rushing yards and a score on 21 attempts. For Florida Atlantic, Chris Robison completed 18-of-35 passes for 223 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Devin Singletary (39 rushing yards on 16 attempts) and Kerrith Whyte, Jr. (40 yards on 10 carries) mounted the running game while Jovon Durante (seven receptions, 114 yards) and Harrison Bryant (six catches, 59 yards, one TD) led the receiving attack in the loss.
Louisiana Tech’s run the ball on 49.8 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Florida Atlantic has a rush percentage of 57.6 percent. The Bulldogs have run for 147 yards/game (including 131 per game against Conference USA opponents) and have 12 scores on the ground this year. The Owls are totaling 220 rushing yards per game (219 in conference) and have 21 total rush TDs.
The Bulldogs offensive scheme has averaged 253 yards in the air overall (201 per game against conference opposition) and has 12 passing scores so far. The Owls have put up 244 pass yards per contest (244.3 in the CUSA) and have eight total pass TDs.
Defensively, Louisiana Tech seems to have the upper hand in both facets. The team has let opponents run for an average of 146 yards and pass for 202 yards per game. The Florida Atlantic defense has allowed 252.6 yards per game to opposing passers and 195.9 yards per game to opposing runners. The Bulldogs are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 5.22 to opposing QBs, while the Owls have allowed a 7.88 ANY/A.
Offensively, Smith has put up 1,414 passing yards on the year. He’s completed 56 percent of his 208 attempts with 10 scores through the air and five interceptions. Smith has a 5.72 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 5.90 over the last two outings.
Teddy Veal (376 receiving yards this season), Jaqwis Dancy (335 rush yards, four rush TDs) and Adrian Hardy (492 receiving yards, five TDs) have each played big roles lately.
Chris Robison has connected on 112-of-181 passes for 1,300 yards, six TDs and 10 INTs for Florida Atlantic. His ANY/A sits at 5.06 for the season and 6.12 over his last two games.
Similar to the Bulldogs, expect a balanced attack offensively from Florida Atlantic this Friday. Jovon Durante, Devin Singletary and Harrison Bryant have combined to account for 643 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns as a trio over the last two outings.
When these two programs faced one another a year ago, Florida Atlantic knocked Louisiana Tech off easily 48-23.
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The Bulldogs offense has recorded five pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Owls have accounted for six such plays.
The Louisiana Tech defense has allowed three pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Florida Atlantic has given up five such plays.
The Louisiana Tech offense has created nine rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Florida Atlantic has created 13 such runs.
Both defenses have allowed nine rushing plays of 20 or more yards. The Bulldogs have given up 36 running plays of 10+ yards while the Owls have given up 41 such plays.
The Louisiana Tech defense has twice as many sacks as Florida Atlantic this year (20 versus 10).
As a team, Louisiana Tech has averaged 3.6 yards per carry over its past three games and 3.5 over its last two.
Florida Atlantic has averaged 5.0 yards per carry over its last three outings and 5.0 over its last two.
Over its last three matchups, Florida Atlantic is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for Louisiana Tech’s last game was 51. The over cashed in the team’s 31-24 triumph over UTEP.
In its last three matchups, Louisiana Tech is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
The Over/Under for Florida Atlantic’s last game was 60.5. The under cashed in the team’s 31-7 defeat to Marshall.
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