Monday, May 21st, 2012
It will be a WAC conference showdown when the Hawaii Warriors makes the long road trip to play the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in a week five NCAA college football game on Saturday
Start time from Louisiana Tech is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN GamePlan.
The betting odds opened up in this WAC conference game with the home team Louisiana Tech Bulldogs favored by –4 points with an over under of 60 ½ points.
Early money has come on the side of the home team as Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are now favored by -4 ½ points.
The total has moved down to 60 points.
Those betting the favored Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on the money line will lay –200 odds with the underdo Hawaii Warriors returning +170 odds to post the win outright with no need for getting the points.
When these two WAC conference foes met in 2010 it was the Hawaii Warriors with the 41-21 home win against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs as a -8 ½ point favorite.
The over under landed under the closing number of 63 points.
Hawaii was led to victory by quarterback Bryant Moniz who crushed the Bulldogs defense for 532 passing yards.
The Warriors finished the game with 647 offensive yards.
Louisiana Tech quarterback Ross Jenkins passed for 215 yards.
The Bulldogs gained 350 offensive yards on the Hawaii defense.
Hawaii makes the road trip in WAC play with Louisiana Tech with a mark of 2-2 on the year.
The Warriors put up 35 points with 414 yards per game with 87 yards coming on the ground for 3.7 yards per rush average.
On defense the club surrenders 27 points with 316 yards per game. Team’s rush for 100 yards per game against Hawaii for 3.1 yards per rush against average.
The team has won two games at home and dropped their two road games this season.
The Warriors are coming off the 56-14 home win last week against UC Davis Aggies of the small college FCS division as a -25 ½ point favorite.
The total came in at over the closing total of 58 points.
Hawaii greatly outgained their small undersized opponent by a 637 yard to 196 yard differential.
The team ran it for 125 yards on 24 carries for 5.2 yards per rush average.
The Warriors had one turnover and took three away from UC Davis.
Hawaii limited the Aggies to only 49 rushing yards on 20 carries for 2 yards per rush average.
Quarterback Bryant Moniz completed on 30 of 40 passes for 424 yards with seven touchdowns.
Moniz ran five times for 50 yards.
Royce Pollard out wide led Hawaii with nine catches for 145 yards and three touchdowns.
Allen Sampson ran five times for 73 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Billy Ray Stutzman had eight grabs for 69 yards and a touchdown catch.
Louisiana Tech will host Hawaii with a 1-3 record this season
The Bulldogs average 29 points and 397 yards per game with 157 yards rushing for 3.5 yards a carry.
Defensively the team gives up 30 points and 403 yards a game. Opponents rush for 125 yards per game for 3.4 yards per rush against average.
The clubs lone win came in week two against small college Central Arkansas from the FCS division by the score of 48-42 in overtime as a -17 point favorite.
In their other home game in week three the team blew a huge 27 point third quarterback lead in dropping a 35-34 decision to the Houston Cougars as a +6 ½ point underdog.
Louisiana Tech is coming off the 26-20 road defeat to the Mississippi St Bulldogs as a +19 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at under the number of 58 points.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs outgained their SEC opponent by a 359 yard to 340 yard differential.
The club had just 107 rushing yards on 37 carries for 2.9 yards per rush average.
Louisiana Tech had three turnovers and took one away from Mississippi St.
Quarterback Nick Isham completed 29 of 40 passes for 233 yards with a touchdown and two picks.
Running back Lennon Creer rushed for 24 times for 82 yards and at touchdown.
Lyle Fitte had 19 rushing yards on four carries.
Quinton Patton contributed with eleven receptions for 87 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Richie Casey had four catches for 49 yards.
Hunter Lee grabbed three passes for 43 yards.
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