Louisiana Tech vs Army Independence Bowl Prediction For 12/28/2024

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are set to take on the Army Black Knights in the Independence Bowl on December 28, 2024, at 9:15 pm EST. The betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook favor the Army Black Knights as 17.5 point favorites. The total for the game is set at 44 points. It will be an exciting matchup between these two teams as they battle it out on the field. Fans can expect a competitive game with both teams looking to secure a victory.

Here, you can find our thoughts on this Louisiana Tech vs Army matchup in the Independence Bowl. We will break down how both of these teams reached this point and their keys to victory in this matchup. We will also give you our best bet for this contest, using our college football betting models and our wealth of college football betting knowledge to come up with a pick that you can trust ahead of this contest from Shreveport, LA.

Louisiana Tech In Strange Spot Entering Bowl Game

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs come into this year's college football bowl schedule with a record of 5-7. Normally, that would not be good enough to make it into the bowl season, but the Bulldogs are filling in for the Marshall Thundering Herd, who opted out of the Independence Bowl after a coaching change brought about too much transfer activity for them to field a competitive team. As a result, Louisiana Tech has a major opportunity to get a bowl win in a game they didn't think they would be a part of.

Louisiana Tech has one advantage going into this game, that advantage being the fact that they do not have any pressure on their side in this bowl matchup. After all, they were not supposed to be here, and they can play freely and without any concern that their performance might not be up to par. That kind of carefree attitude could be great for them if they can harness it in a positive way, though stopping the option offense of Army is no easy task no matter what your mindset looks like.

Can Army Bounce Back From Loss to Navy?

The Army Black Knights went 11-2 this season and won the American Athletic Conference championship. But they will still view their season as something of a disappointment after they lost to Navy in the annual Army/Navy Game, which came after the AAC title game. Here, Army will look to get back into the win column to end their season as they look to finish the year with 12 wins.

Army's offense will look to get back on track in this game after they were held to just 13 points against Navy. Starting running back Kanye Udoh will miss this game as he has entered the transfer portal. But the Black Knights will still have Bryson Daily for this bowl game, who has been just as good at rushing the ball into the end zone as Heisman runner-up Ashton Jeanty of Boise State. Look for Daily to take the national lead for rushing touchdowns from Jeanty in this game, before Jeanty plays in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.

Louisiana Tech vs Army Prediction

Our best bet for Louisiana Tech vs Army is for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to cover the spread as a huge underdog. While Army should win this game without too much trouble, we do expect it to be decided by just a couple of possessions, as the conservative nature of the Army offense should slow this game down and prevent them from creating too much separation in Shreveport.