Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Picks and Prediction for Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s the second day of the 2025-26 college basketball season and it brings a non-conference tilt between Conference USA and the Mountain West as the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs take on the Nevada Wolf Pack Tuesday night in the Silver State and we have you covered with our Louisiana Tech vs. Nevada prediction. Louisiana Tech finished the 2024-25 season 20-12 overall and failed to make a postseason tournament. Nevada finished 2024-25 with a 17-16 mark and failed to qualify for a postseason tournament. In the all-time series between the teams, the Wolf Pack owns a 19-6 advantage though the Bulldogs picked up a 78-73 home win in the most recent meeting March 9, 2012. Read more about this Louisiana Tech vs. Nevada prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our NCAAB Predictions!
Louisiana Tech Seeking to Open Year With Road Win
Louisiana Tech hit the 20-win mark for the second time in Talvin Hester’s three-year tenure with the program as they finished the year 20-12 overall and 9-9 in Conference USA action. That record didn’t get the Bulldogs to a postseason tournament and the program now has some big shoes to fill after departures in the offseason. Louisiana Tech has to replace four starters, including Daniel Batcho (16.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg), who graduated, and point guard Sean Newman (9.9 ppg, 7.9 apg), who transferred to San Diego State. He was third in the nation in assists per game last year. In their stead are a lot of junior college players looking to make an impact. Scooter Williams, who averaged 11.2 ppg for East Texas A&M last season, will be a key contributor.
The Bulldogs finished the 2024-25 season putting up an average of 73.9 points per game, putting them 177th in the nation in scoring offense. Louisiana Tech grabbed 36.4 rebounds per contest (117th) and dished out 15.2 assists per game. The Bulldogs allowed an average of 68.4 points per game, putting them 66th in the nation. Louisiana Tech shot 46.6% from the floor as a team in 2024-25, leaving them 73rd in Division I on the year. The team hit 34% from beyond the arc while averaging 7.8 triples per contest. Louisiana Tech cashed in a solid 75% of their chances at the free throw line last season, putting them 71st in Division I. Kaden Cooper (9.3 points, 7.8 rebounds) is the team’s top returning option.
Wolf Pack Looking for Improvement in 2025-26
Nevada struggled last season as they finished the year 17-16 overall, including a dismal 8-12 mark in Mountain West action on the year. On the plus side, at least for this one, is that the Wolf Pack is 5-1 in season openers under Steve Alford. However, on the flip side, the Wolf Pack has nine new faces in the rotation this season and has to replace their top five scorers from last season’s squad. Tayshawn Comer (16.2 ppg at Evansville), Elijah Price (10.5 ppg, 8.3 rebounds at Fresno State), Corey Camper Jr. (10.5 points, 3.6 rebounds at UTEP) and Joel Armotrading (5.8 points, 6.5 rebounds at UC Riverside) will be looked at to contribute immediately. In exhibition play, Nevada beat Utah 80-77 on the road and Eastern Washington 73-52 at home.
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The Wolf Pack finished last season 222nd in the nation in scoring offense with 72.3 points per game. Nevada was 319th in rebounding by collecting 32.5 boards a night and ended up 78th by dishing out 15.1 assists a contest. The Wolf Pack was 58th in scoring defense by allowing 68.1 points per game. Nevada hit 47.3% from the field as a team last season, putting them 47th in the nation. The Wolf Pack knocked down 6.9 triples a night while shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc, which was 178th in the nation. Nevada was below average at the free-throw line as they converted 70.3% of their attempts this season, putting them 251st in the nation. Tyler Rolison (7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds) is the team’s top returning scorer.
Louisiana Tech vs. Nevada Pick
Spread Pick for Louisiana Tech vs. Nevada
- Nevada -8.5 (4 units)
Both teams have plenty of roster churn from a season ago but they’ve gone about trying to patch the holes in different ways. Louisiana Tech is hoping that freshmen and junior college players can step up and contribute to keep the team at least at the same level of success. Meanwhile, Nevada added a few proven commodities from the Division I level, spearheaded by Comer and Price. The Wolf Pack looked sharp in exhibition play and going on the road and winning in a place like Utah can’t be overlooked. Alford has his team ready to go here and they take care of business to start the year off 1-0.
Louisiana Tech vs. Nevada Over/Under Pick
- Under 136.5 (4 units)
Louisiana Tech saw the under post a 15-14 mark in their 29 games with a posted total last year. The Bulldogs were 50th in effective field goal percentage defense (47.8%) though they were 46th in field goal percentage defense (41.6%) and 35th in three-point defense (30.9%) on the year. Louisiana Tech was below average in tempo as they are 322nd with an average of 64.7 possessions a night. Nevada was 96th in the nation in defensive efficiency, 84th in forced turnover percentage (18.7%), 36th in allowed offensive rebounding percentage (26.5%) and 44th in block percentage (12.4%) last season. The Wolf Pack played at a methodical pace, ranking 340th in tempo with 64 possessions a night on the year. Nevada saw the under post a 17-16 mark last season. With both teams being slow-paced and with plenty of new faces, this game ends up under the number.
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