Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (14-5, 5-1 CUSA) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (14-6, 3-4 CUSA) Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces Louisiana Tech after Jestin Porter scored 28 points in Middle Tennessee's 77-75 victory over the Sam Houston Bearkats.

Louisiana Tech heads into a matchup with Middle Tennessee as losers of six straight road games. Saturday's meeting is the first of the season for the teams.

The Sam Houston Bearkats (8-13, 1-7 CUSA) will try to stop a four-game losing streak when they hit the road to take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (15-6, 4-4 CUSA) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at

Alston 0-1 0-0 0, Mostafa 4-8 0-0 8, Bufford 3-9 0-1 7, Counter 6-12 0-0 13, Porter 6-13 1-1 15, Weston 5-13 4-7 16, T.Green 1-1 0-0 3, Loofe 3-7 1-1 7, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 6-10 69.

Led by Daniel Batcho's 18 points, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 77-67 on Thursday night.

Game Highlights

Daniel Batcho scored 25 points as Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee 75-69 on Saturday night. Batcho also added 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (15-6, 4-4 Conference USA). Kaden Cooper scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 7 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 8 from the free-throw line and added 13 rebounds.