{"id":114555,"date":"2026-03-07T17:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/897892686\/QVab39nxiC5Y3E_Q"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:50:04","slug":"louisiana-tech-visits-delaware-after-bates-34-point-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/louisiana-tech-visits-delaware-after-bates-34-point-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Tech visits Delaware after Bates’ 34-point performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (17-13, 10-9 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (10-20, 6-13 CUSA)<\/p>\n

Newark, Delaware; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Bulldogs -1.5; over\/under is 133.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech plays Delaware after AJ Bates scored 34 points in Louisiana Tech’s 76-71 win over the Liberty Flames.<\/p>\n

The Fightin’ Blue Hens have gone 5-9 at home. Delaware gives up 73.7 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.0 points per game.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs are 10-9 against CUSA opponents. Louisiana Tech has an 8-8 record against opponents over .500.<\/p>\n

Delaware makes 45.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.7 percentage points higher than Louisiana Tech has allowed to its opponents (39.5%). Louisiana Tech has shot at a 44.1% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 43.3% shooting opponents of Delaware have averaged.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the second time this season in CUSA play. Louisiana Tech won the last meeting 70-68 on Jan. 10. DJ Dudley scored 17 points to help lead the Bulldogs to the win.<\/p>\n

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TOP PERFORMERS: Justyn Fernandez is shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin’ Blue Hens, while averaging 17.1 points. Christian Bliss is averaging 19.3 points, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Bates is averaging 11.3 points and 5.8 assists for the Bulldogs. Dudley is averaging 14.4 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin’ Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 74.5 points, 26.7 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points per game.<\/p>\n

Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 71.6 points, 34.0 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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