Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State betting: College basketball preview for March 6

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (19-10, 8-8 CUSA) are at home in CUSA play against the New Mexico State Aggies (16-13, 9-7 CUSA) on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 131.5.

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Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State betting lines

  • Louisiana Tech moneyline odds to win: -216
  • New Mexico State moneyline odds to win: +178
  • Spread: Louisiana Tech (-4.5)
  • Total: 131.5

Louisiana Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Louisiana Tech has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered six times in 10 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered seven times in 12 opportunities in away games.
  • The Bulldogs have hit the over on the over/under in five of 10 home games (50%). They’ve done the same on the road, topping the total in six of 12 matchups (50%).
  • At home, Louisiana Tech has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 5-3 (.625). In road games, it is 2-3 (.400) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs have been scoring 70.6 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 74.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Louisiana Tech’s defense has been less stingy as of late, as the team has allowed 68.8 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 68.5 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • The Bulldogs are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 7.6 threes per game and shooting 34.1% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.9 makes and 34.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Louisiana Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-10-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-8-0; As Underdog: 7-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-13-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-6 (Home: 5-3; Away: 2-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-4 (Home: 2-0; Away: 3-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (54th in nation) 41.7 (64th) 32.7 (140th) 28.4 (36th) 15.6 (60th) 11.9 (252nd)

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New Mexico State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, New Mexico State has had better results away (8-4-0) than at home (4-8-0).
  • Aggies games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (two times out of 12) than on the road (four of 12) this year.
  • The Aggies, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (1-1) as on the road (5-5) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Aggies are putting up 69.5 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, producing 63.4 points per contest.
  • New Mexico State has played better defensively over its past 10 games, giving up 62.0 points per contest, 3.5 fewer points than its season average of 65.5 allowed.
  • The Aggies are sinking 5.8 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 1.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.2). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (26.7%) compared to their season average from three-point land (31.9%).

New Mexico State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-14-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-9-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-19-0 (Home: 2-10-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-7 (Home: 5-5; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 5-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (330th in nation) 39.4 (13th) 35.3 (33rd) 31.5 (205th) 11.8 (305th) 10.5 (110th)
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