Louisiana Tech plays at Nevada in a game televised on ESPN. The Wolfpack are -10.5 and -105 at Bodog, but are -10 at a few sportsbooks.  Here is the official betting preview.

The Bulldogs are 2-2 straight up and 1-2 against the spread. They are 0-2 in both cases on the road, getting outscored 34.5-13.5. The Wolfpack are 1-3 both straight up and to the college football odds, though 1-1 at home in both.

La. Tech is below average on offense getting just 4.3 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.7 and 6.6 yards per pass to 7.4. They are slightly above average on defense thanks to allowing just 7.6 passing yards per attempt to teams normally getting 8.5.

Nevada is sensational running the ball getting 6.9 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.3 and 6.8 yards per play to 5.6.

Though they hold teams to .3 yards per rush below their normal average, Nevada allows 9.3 passing yards per attempt versus teams normally getting just 8.5.

Nevada had every key player returning from a bowl team struggled against a tough early BCS-laded schedule of Notre Dame, Colorado State, and Missouri. They rebounded with a 63-28 humiliation of UNLV last week.

WR Houston Tuminello left La. Tech earlier in the week. Though fifth on the team in receptions, he is just one of two players with a TD reception.

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Against the spread records: Louisiana Tech is 5-22 as road underdogs of 10.5 or more and 9-22 off spread win. Nevada is 22-9 their last 31 at home and 10-2 laying 10.5 or more.