Porter leads Middle Tennessee against Louisiana Tech after 28-point showing

Published Jan. 25, 2025 3:43 a.m. ET

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (14-5, 5-1 CUSA) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (14-6, 3-4 CUSA)

Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 142

BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces Louisiana Tech after Jestin Porter scored 28 points in Middle Tennessee's 77-75 victory over the Sam Houston Bearkats.

The Bulldogs are 8-1 in home games. Louisiana Tech averages 76.5 points while outscoring opponents by 8.2 points per game.

The Blue Raiders are 5-1 in CUSA play. Middle Tennessee ranks third in the CUSA with 35.9 rebounds per game led by Essam Mostafa averaging 9.3.

Louisiana Tech averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game, 1.8 more made shots than the 6.3 per game Middle Tennessee allows. Middle Tennessee has shot at a 46.1% rate from the field this season, 5.1 percentage points greater than the 41.0% shooting opponents of Louisiana Tech have averaged.

The Bulldogs and Blue Raiders square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Daniel Batcho is averaging 18.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for the Bulldogs. Amaree Abram is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Porter is shooting 42.7% and averaging 16.2 points for the Blue Raiders. Jlynn Counter is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 74.1 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points per game.

Blue Raiders: 7-3, averaging 73.4 points, 34.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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