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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs play at Nicholls Colonels in college basketball on Saturday, November 14, at David R. Stopher Gymnasium. As of 7:58 PM ET, Nicholls are 1.5-point favorites and the total is 135.5. Prices come from 12 sportsbooks we track. The Desk leans Over 139.5. A prediction is an estimate from the market and the matchup, not a certain result.
Prices updated · from 12 sportsbooks · college basketball betting splits
Latest since this preview was written: total now 135.5, was 139.5.
DraftKings bettors lean Louisiana Tech on the moneyline (90% of tickets).
| Book | BetsLouisiana Tech (-110)Nicholls (-110) | MoneyLouisiana Tech (-110)Nicholls (-110) |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsOver 134.5Under 134.5 | MoneyOver 134.5Under 134.5 |
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| DraftKings |
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These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
| Market | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Nicholls Colonels |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +100Bet at Novig → exchange price | -104Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Spread | +1.5 -115Bet at DraftKings → | -1.5 +100Bet at theScore Bet → |
| Total 135.5 | O -105Bet at DraftKings → | U -106Bet at FanDuel → |
As of 7:58 PM ET, the spread is Nicholls -1.5 and the total is 135.5, with 12 sportsbooks priced and the table showing each book's own number.
| Sportsbook | Louisiana Tech ML | Nicholls ML | Louisiana Tech spread | Nicholls spread | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM | -105 | -115 | +1.5 -118 | -1.5 -102 | O 135.5 -105 | U 135.5 -115 |
| DraftKings | -110 | -110 | +1.5 -115 | -1.5 -105 | O 135.5 -105 | U 135.5 -115 |
| FanDuel | -110 | -110 | +1.5 -120 | -1.5 -102 | O 135.5 -114 | U 135.5 -106 |
| ProphetX | -103 | -104 | +1.5 -125 | -1.5 -108 | O 135.5 -104 | U 135.5 -114 |
| theScore Bet | -110 | -110 | +1.5 -120 | -1.5 +100 | O 135.5 -110 | U 135.5 -110 |
| Bally Bet | -120 | -104 | – | – | – | – |
| betPARX | -120 | -104 | – | – | – | – |
| BetRivers | -120 | -104 | – | – | – | – |
| Caesars | -110 | -110 | – | – | – | – |
| Fanatics | -110 | -110 | – | – | – | – |
Prices from 12 sportsbooks we track (the 10 with the most markets shown), updated . Prices move, so check the book before you bet.
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AJ Dent (NICH)13.7 PPG (3 GP)
Braylon Wenger (LT)15.0 PPG (3 GP)The total opened at 170.5. It now sits at 139.5 after three moves, a 31-point drop, and that is the loudest number on the board. The side barely moved: the consensus spread opened Nicholls Colonels -2 and is now -2.5. So the market has settled on who should win. It is still working out how many points go up when the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs visit David R. Stopher Gymnasium.
It is early. Both teams are three games into the season. As of November 13, Louisiana Tech is 2-1 and Nicholls is 1-2. Three games is too few to read as form. Louisiana Tech gets 4 days of rest, plays game 2 of a road trip and traveled 50 miles from Baton Rouge. Nicholls gets 3 days of rest after a 45-mile trip from New Orleans.
Neither team is on a back-to-back (games on consecutive days). Over three games, Nicholls averages 17.67 fast-break points and forces 17.33 turnovers per game. Louisiana Tech shoots 26.33% from three per game. Our rating, an Elo model over stored results, has Nicholls at 51% and Louisiana Tech at 49%. That is context only, not a bet.
Braylon Wenger leads Louisiana Tech at 15.0 points per game over three games. That is a small sample. AJ Dent leads Nicholls at 13.7 points per game over three games, also a small sample. Dent played 38 minutes last game, so Nicholls leans on him heavily. Louisiana Tech spread its heaviest minutes evenly last game: Jaylen Fenner, Deven Bates and Jay Tyler each played 26.
The moneyline is a bet on who wins outright. Nicholls is the favorite at -122, best at Polymarket. Risk $100 and you profit $76.44 after the book's fee if Nicholls wins. Louisiana Tech is the underdog at +120, best at Fanatics, where $100 profits $120.00. The vig is the book's built-in cut.
Remove it and the market says about 54.7% Nicholls, 45.3% Louisiana Tech. That is close to a coin flip, with Nicholls the favorite. If you searched louisiana tech vs nicholls spread, the consensus is Nicholls -2.5, but we track no spread prices for this game. The total (over/under) is 139.5, with both sides -110 at DraftKings: $100 profits $90.91.
The break-even rate is how often a bet must win just to avoid losing money over time. Louisiana Tech at +120 needs 45.5%. The no-vig market gives it 45.3%, a hair short. Nicholls at -122 needs 56.7%. The market gives it 54.7%, two points short. So neither moneyline shows value, even at the best price. Expected value is your average result per bet over many repeats, and here both sides average slightly negative.
The total is where we have an opinion. Over the last 10 stored games, Louisiana Tech plays at 64.4 possessions per game and scores 113.4 points per 100 possessions. Nicholls plays at 67.4 possessions and scores 102.7 per 100. Blend those and the scoring math lands in the low 140s. That is a matchup read, not a proven market edge.
We lean Over 139.5 at -110 at DraftKings. It needs to cash 52.4% to break even. Shop before you bet. For an Over, a lower total at the same price is always better.
We see Nicholls pushing the pace at home, with its fast-break game and turnover pressure creating extra possessions. Louisiana Tech scores efficiently enough to keep pace. Projected score: Nicholls 73, Louisiana Tech 71. That adds to 144 points, over the 139.5 total. That is our read on this number. The Desk posts a documented free play on days like this, and it lands right below.
Nicholls is the market favorite at -104 (best price at Novig) on the moneyline, with Louisiana Tech at +100. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
Louisiana Tech vs Nicholls streams on ESPN+. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs visit the Nicholls Colonels at David R. Stopher Gymnasium, with tip-off set for Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM Eastern time.
Nicholls is the favorite at -122, best at Polymarket, and Louisiana Tech is the underdog at +120, best at Fanatics. With the bookmaker's cut removed, the market implies about 54.7% for Nicholls and 45.3% for Louisiana Tech. The consensus spread is Nicholls -2.5.
The game tips off Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM Eastern time at David R. Stopher Gymnasium. It streams on ESPN+. The total is 139.5, with both the Over and Under priced at -110 at DraftKings.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Nicholls Colonels College Basketball prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk. The full read, including a projected final score, is in The Prediction section above.
The total is 135.5, with the over priced at -105 at DraftKings and the under at -106 at FanDuel. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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The spread opened Colonels -2 and is now -2.5; the total moved from 170.5 to 139.5.
As of Nov 13, 11:00 PM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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