Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Liberty Flames (11-3, 3-0 CUSA) take the court against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-6, 1-2 CUSA) as 4.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup's over/under is set at 134.5.

In its last game on Sunday, Liberty secured a 78-69 win over Jacksonville State. Kaden Metheny's team-high 22 points paced Liberty in the win. Louisiana Tech is coming off of a 66-61 loss to Western Kentucky in its last game on Sunday. AJ Bates put up 13 points, three rebounds and three assists for Louisiana Tech.

Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Liberty -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Liberty -201
• Moneyline underdog: Louisiana Tech +166
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

How to watch Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech

• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech

• Liberty and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (134.5 points) nine times this season.
• There have been five Louisiana Tech games that finished with a combined score over 134.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 150.8 points per game, 16.3 points more than the total of 134.5 for this contest.
• This matchup's total is 7.3 fewer points than the 127.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• Liberty has seen a 149.4 average over/under in its games this season, 14.9 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 5.9 points more than the average over/under in Louisiana Tech's games this season (128.6 points).

Betting the Spread: Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech

• In Liberty's 11 games this year, it has five wins against the spread.
• The Flames have been favored by 4.5 points or more nine times this season and are 4-5 ATS in those matchups.
• Louisiana Tech has five wins against the spread in 11 games this year.
• The Bulldogs have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more three times this year and covered the spread once.
• Louisiana Tech is 4-1 against the spread, and 5-0 overall, at home this year.
• At home, Louisiana Tech is 3-0 ATS as a 4.5-point underdog or more.
• Liberty has one win against the spread, and are 2-1 overall, in away games.
• Liberty is winless ATS (0-1) away from home as 4.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech

• Liberty has won six of the eight games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Flames are 6-2 this season when entering a game favored by -201 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Liberty, based on the moneyline, is 66.8%.
• Louisiana Tech has been named as the moneyline underdog six times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Bulldogs have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +166 moneyline underdog.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Louisiana Tech has a 37.6% chance of pulling out a win.