CUSA underdogs going into bowls

[jharris]

The only CUSA team who isn't an underdog in their respective bowl is WKU (8-4) vs Western Michigan (7-5) by 3.5. It'll be interesting to see how we fare, if the teams can over perform as they did last year.

[DocMarvin362]

what's all the current spreads for these games?

[olddawgfan]

Caesar's Sportsbook

Charlotte +6.5 vs Buffalo
FAU +3 vs SMU
FIU +2.5 vs Arky State
UAB +16.5 vs Appy State
Marshall +17 vs UCF
TECH +6 vs Miami
WKY -3.5 vs W Michigan
SMiss +7 vs Tulane

Got these about 15 minutes ago

[dawg80]

0-8, eh? Sheeesh!

[PawDawg]

0-8, eh? Sheeesh!

How do you factor home field in? Did we get 8 for being in S'Port?

[dawg80]

Ya know, I think Tech should play every game on the road. Why not? 12 road games, just think of the money we can make. And, to boot, we'd still go 8-4 or 9-3 every year since we all know there is no difference in being the road team vs. the home team.

[PawDawg]

Ya know, I think Tech should play every game on the road. Why not? 12 road games, just think of the money we can make. And, to boot, we'd still go 8-4 or 9-3 every year since we all know there is no difference in being the road team vs. the home team.

This is the first year in a while our home wins outnumbered our road wins.

[T1]

This is the first year in a while our home wins outnumbered our road wins.

Cool stat (as of 2017):

The few, the loud, the Bulldogs

In its 54 home games against FBS opponents since 2005, Louisiana Tech has performed 3.6 points per game better than expected -- making the Bulldogs the biggest overachievers at home in the nation.


https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-advantage-too

[PawDawg]

Cool stat (as of 2017):

The few, the loud, the Bulldogs

In its 54 home games against FBS opponents since 2005, Louisiana Tech has performed 3.6 points per game better than expected -- making the Bulldogs the biggest overachievers at home in the nation.


https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-advantage-too

I only remember our Daddy beating us every year. I mostly said it to rile up D80.

[T1]

I only remember our Daddy beating us every year. I mostly said it to rile up D80.

I know, but that is a cool stat. La Tech performs over its head in Ruston... more so than any other team in the nation. I can't think of a reason for that. Any ideas? Jumbotron distracts the other team?

[HogDawg]

I know, but that is a cool stat. La Tech performs over its head in Ruston... more so than any other team in the nation. I can't think of a reason for that. Any ideas? Jumbotron distracts the other team?

.......maybe because our home schedule is so weak???

[inudesu]

.......maybe because our home schedule is so weak???

I think it's opponent-adjusted.

[Champ967]

I think it's opponent-adjusted.

[T1]

Doing "better than expected" factors in the strength of the opponent. If Tech was expected to beat Southern by 28, but won by 50, they did better than expected. If they were expected to lose to WKU by 4, but won by 3, they did better than expected.

[HogDawg]

I want a haircut like THAT!!