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Kennesaw State +185 over Louisiana Tech

Fifty Third Stadium – Kennesaw, GA

7:00 PM ET. This one has trap written all over it — the kind of number that looks too easy, too logical, and therefore too dangerous. Louisiana Tech is 5-0 against the spread, they’ve been paying out like clockwork, and they’ve earned respect in the market. Yet despite all that, the Bulldogs are laying less than a converted touchdown against an unheralded program most bettors couldn’t find on a map. That alone should raise eyebrows.

Kennesaw State isn’t a brand name. They don’t have a rich FBS history or a public following. They’re new to this level, they’re anonymous, and that’s exactly why they’re being mispriced. The Owls are 3-2, but both losses came on the road — one to Wake Forest, where they nearly pulled off a 10-9 stunner, and the other to top-10 Indiana, where they were predictably outgunned. At home, however, they’ve been untouchable. The “Fifty-Three” has quickly become a sneaky-tough venue, and the Owls feed off that energy.

Louisiana Tech, meanwhile, is being priced as if the good times will never stop. They’ve covered nine of their last ten, they’ve been feisty against big boys like LSU, and the market has taken notice. That’s the problem. The Bulldogs’ success is now fully baked into the number. This isn’t the same value-driven team we were grabbing earlier in the season — this is a team being asked to cover road chalk against a dangerous underdog that nobody’s paying attention to.

If this were Week 1, LA Tech would be spotting maybe a field goal. Instead, public bias has inflated the tag, and we get Kennesaw State at a juicy price. The Owls are better than advertised, more balanced than people think, and they’re catching the Bulldogs at the perfect time — fat and happy after a string of cashes.

We’ll gladly fade the recency bias and take the home side that’s still climbing, not peaking. This is a live underdog with bite, and the Bulldogs’ streaky run is due to hit turbulence.

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