Missouri State vs. Louisiana Tech Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 12

The Missouri State Bears (13-10, 7-5 CUSA) play the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (13-10, 6-6 CUSA) as 6.5-point favorites on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup's point total is set at 135.5.

In its last time out, Missouri State lost 79-76 to Liberty on Saturday. Keith Palek III scored a team-high 25 points for Missouri State in the loss. Louisiana Tech took care of business in its last matchup 87-78 against Sam Houston on Saturday. AJ Bates put up 21 points, zero rebounds and six assists for Louisiana Tech.

Missouri State vs. Louisiana Tech Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri
• Spread favorite: Missouri State -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Missouri State -302
• Moneyline underdog: Louisiana Tech +235
• Over/Under: 135.5 points

How to watch Missouri State vs. Louisiana Tech

• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Missouri State vs. Louisiana Tech

• Missouri State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (135.5 points) 13 times this season.
• Nine of Louisiana Tech's games have ended with a combined score higher than 135.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 144.3 points per game, 8.8 points more than the point total of 135.5 for this game.
• This game's over/under is 0.4 less than the 135.9 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• Missouri State has seen a 147.9 average over/under in its games this season, 12.4 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 3.2 points higher than the average over/under in Louisiana Tech's games this season of 132.3.

Betting the Spread: Missouri State vs. Louisiana Tech

• Missouri State has 11 wins against the spread in 20 games this year.
• Against the spread, Louisiana Tech is 10-10-0 this year.
• This season, the Bulldogs have just one ATS win in four games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.
• Missouri State is 6-4 against the spread, and 7-3 overall, at home.
• Louisiana Tech is 1-8 overall, and 3-6 against the spread, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Missouri State vs. Louisiana Tech

• Missouri State has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won eight (72.7%) of those contests.
• The Bears have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -302 moneyline set for this game.
• Missouri State has a 75.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Louisiana Tech has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 13 games this year and has walked away with the win four times (30.8%) in those games.
• The Bulldogs have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +235 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Louisiana Tech has a 29.9% chance of pulling out a win.