#72

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Conference USA · 8-5

Joe Aillet Stadium · 28,019 seats

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs rank #72 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.011 points per play (Elo 1482), a 8-5 record in the Conference USA, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 8-5 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.011
#72 of 136
Elo
1482
Off EPA/play
-0.011
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.040
lower is better
Off success
-0.004
Def success
-0.014
Off explosive
+0.001
Def explosive
+0.011
Rush EPA
+0.007
offense
Pass EPA
-0.028
offense
Pts / drive
2.05
10.9 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.11
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Louisiana Tech's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.023

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production54%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-1.03σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-20.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Blake Baker3 startsLast game: Trey Kukuk

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.01-0.02Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsSE LouisianaW 240-16.2-14.5W
2@LSUL 723-27.4-36.5W
3vsNew Mexico StateW 4914-11.7-10.0W
4vsSouthern MissW 3020-10.9-3.0W
5@UTEPW 3011+0.2+3.5W
7@Kennesaw StateL 735+13.5+4.5L
9vsWestern KentuckyL 2728-4.0-5.0L
10vsSam HoustonW 5514-14.7-16.5W
11@DelawareL 2425+3.1+5.5L
12@Washington StateL 328-3.4-10.0L
13vsLibertyW 3428-2.0+1.5W
14@Missouri StateW 4230+0.9-2.5W
17NCoastal CarolinaW 2314-7.8-10.0L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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