Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/01/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 1, 2022

Venue:  Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  LA Tech +19, Missouri -19; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  LA Tech +19, Missouri -19; Over/Under:  59 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  LA Tech +20.5, Missouri -20.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

 

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs:  0-0 (C-USA West)

Missouri Tigers:  0-0 (SEC East)

 

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs:  N/A

Missouri Tigers:  N/A

 

LT is playing their season opener here on Thursday and this will also be their first road game of the college football season. They finished last season with a 3-9 record overall and were 0-6 in their road games. They were also 2-6 in their conference games and finished 7th place in the Conference USA West. They did not end their season with any Bowl games as they did not become bowl eligible with their record. Their offense was averaging 384.5 YPG and 28 PPG while their defense was allowing 434.6 YPG and 34 PPG against them. Austin Kendall led the team in passing with 1,884 passing yards, Marcus Williams Jr. led the team in rushing with 787 rushing yards, and Smoke Harris led the team in receiving with 756 receiving yards. 

 

 

 

Missouri is playing their season opener here on Thursday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 6-7 record overall and were 5-2 in their home games. They were also 3-5 with their conference record and finished in 4th place in the SEC East. They ended their season off with a 24-22 loss against Army in the Armed Forces Bowl. Their offense was averaging 413.8 YPG and 29.1 PPG while their defense was allowing 434.6 YPG and 33.8 PPG against them. Connor Bazelak led the team in passing with 2,548 passing yards, Tyler Badie led the team in rushing with 1,604 rushing yards, and Chritauskie Dove led the team in receiving with 576 receiving yards. 

The current betting odds have LT listed as a 19 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. LT just had an awful season lst year where they only picked up 3 wins and they are starting fresh this year with a brand new coach and a few new players as starters. Both the players and the new head coach will be eager to make an impression with this first game and after a bad season like they had last year, they will be looking to erase those memories with a great performance here and start the new good memories with the new regime. They have a tough task with Missouri here as they started to play a lot better down the stretch last season but, this is still a team that barely made it into a Bowl game finishing .500. They were a good team at home last season as they were 5-2 there but they also did not win a single game last season, both home and away, by over 15 points with their biggest margin of victory against an FBS team being by 13 points last season. They also lost one of their biggest offensive contributors in Tyler Badie to the NFL so this offense is left in a worse spot than it was last season. Missouri will win this game but not by that many points as that is way too many for them to cover here. The best way to place a bet here is on LA Tech to cover the spread here.

 

Louisiana Tech Missouri Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, September 1, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Missouri 27 LA Tech 20.

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs: 21-13 ATS in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 15-7 OVER in all games. 9-2 OVER as an underdog.

Missouri Tigers: 3-8 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 2-8 ATS in the first half of the season. 11-5 OVER in games played on turf.

 

 

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs:  None.

Missouri Tigers:  None.

 

 

"The men's basketball game against UAB, the men's basketball game against North Texas, the women's basketball game here this past weekend, the LSU baseball game and opening weeks in really every baseball game. I think the environment, the energy in those arenas, it's something that's inspiring me. It motivates you, fires you up and you want to try to build on that momentum in football and we want those, those same moments to happen in (Joe Aillet Stadium); we want those same fans to turn out with excitement and energy." - Sonny Cumbie on the school environment leading up to their season opener this Thursday.

 

 

"We wanted to create competition. It was a position that was very senior heavy, senior-laden, and we've had some injuries. We knew we needed to improve at the line of scrimmage." - Eli Drinkwitz on his defensive line this season before their season opener here on Thursday.

 

 

 

WR Harris, Tre

WR Okorie, Praise

WR Harris, Smoke 

TE Hebert, Griffin 

QB Downing, Matthew

RB Garner, Greg 

 

WR Burden III, Luther

WR Luper, Chance

WR Lovett, Dominic 

TE Stephens, Tyler

QB Cook, Brady

RB Schrader, Cody 

 

 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Coaches:

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs: Sonny Cumbie (1st season)

Missouri Tigers: Eli Drinkwitz (3rd season)