Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky and Betting Preview
The GoldSheet offers their Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky predictions and betting preview for Conference USA Tournament on Thursday, March 10. At the time of posting, the Hilltoppers are a 1-point favorite against the Bulldogs, with the total sitting at 143.5 points.
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Thursday, March 10 | Conference USA Tournament Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +1 vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
Total: | 143.5 Points |
Game Time: | 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT |
Arena: | Ford Center At The Star in Frisco, TX |
TV: | University Streaming Services |
Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky Analysis
Pretty interesting, this Conference USA Tourney, where for the second day in a row at The Star in Frisco (the 12,000-seat indoor stadium attached to the Dallas Cowboys’ football wonderland complex) there will be games taking place simultaneously, as Rice and North Texas will be duking it out on the other side of a big curtain from this matchup.
Bulldogs Build Experience in Unique Venue
La Tech already got a feel for these unique surroundings with Wednesday’s 77-67 cruise past Marshall in the opening round when the “Wes Unseld of C-USA,” the Bulldogs’ bruising 6-7, 275-lb. post beast Kenneth Lofton, Jr. bulldozed the Thundering Herd with 21 points.
Lofton (16.4 ppg & 10.4 rpg, the latter ranking 10th nationally) most definitely allows Eric Konkol’s offense to spread the floor, with the addition of Incarnate Word transfer Keaston Willis (40% triples) adding the bomber the Bulldogs needed after the graduation of Kaleb Ledoux.
Louisiana Tech Knows How to Contain Hilltoppers
But it’s Lofton’s presence that works to neutralize WKU’s answer to Yao Ming, 7-5 Jamarion Sharp, who gives away 40 pounds to Lofton and was mostly shoved away from his usual perch around the bucket when Tech beat the Hilltoppers by one back on New Year’s Day.
Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky Prediction
Worth noting that Rick Stansbury’s WKU has its problems vs. the upper tier of C-USA, losing to not only the Bulldogs but most everyone else of note in the league, and the Tops couldn’t win the first meeting even when they hit 59% (13 of 22) beyond the arc.
Prediction: Louisiana Tech +1
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