Nicholls at Louisiana Tech - 2024 Matchup Preview

Nicholls Colonels at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Saturday, August 31st 2024 (8:00 PM EDT)
Louisiana Tech 25 - Nicholls: 17

Colonels (0 - 2) (1 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 35 (19 - 35 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -12.5 (SP+ LT -12)
NICH Win prob: 81% | Cover: 53%

Bulldogs (5 - 8) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach Sonny Cumbie (6 - 18)
Avg Score : 21 - 21 (30 - 19 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 5 - 8 (#83)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
NICH Players
LT Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Nicholls's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Nicholls at Louisiana Tech	-3.5
Sat 9/7	Nicholls at LSU	+50.5	62.0	L 21 - 44	O	Y

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Predictions for Nicholls's Schedule

Louisiana Tech's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Louisiana Tech vs Nicholls	-17.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/14	Louisiana Tech at NC State	+20.5	47.5	L 20 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/21	Louisiana Tech vs Tulsa	-3.0	56.5	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/28	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-2.0	49.0	L 10 - 17	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/10	Louisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee	-5.0	48.0	W 48 - 21	O	Y
Tue 10/15	Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State	-12.5	49.0	L 30 - 33	O	N
Tue 10/22	Louisiana Tech vs UTEP	-6.5	49.0	W 14 - 10	U	N
Tue 10/29	Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston	+10.5	45.5	L 3 - 9	U	Y
Sat 11/9	Louisiana Tech vs Jacksonville State	+10.0	55.5	L 37 - 44	O	Y
Sat 11/16	Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky	+11.5	52.5	W 12 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Louisiana Tech at Arkansas	+23.5	48.5	L 14 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Louisiana Tech vs Kennesaw State	-13.5	41.5	W 33 - 0	U	Y
Sat 12/28	Louisiana Tech vs Army	+15.0	44.5	L 6 - 27	U	N

Important Stats (2024)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NICH		0%	19	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	34.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
LT	#130 (.02)	37% (119)	20.9	37% (122)	2.62 (125)	109	38% (111)	211	3.09 (124)	#26 (.1)	37% (13)	21	39% (36)	35% (11)	3.72 (61)	46.7	1.5	1.2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NICH		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
LT	#130 (.02)	37% (119)		37% (122)	2.62 (125)	109	38% (111)	211	3.09 (124)	#26 (.1)	37% (13)		39% (36)	35% (11)	3.72 (61)	46.7	1.5	1.2

Overall Stats 2024

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NICH Offense	2	19	19	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
LT Defense	13	21	19.2	37.2%	3.72	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	56%	43%	39%	35%	15%	.1

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NICH Defense	2	34.5	34.5	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
LT Offense	13	20.9	29.5	37.5%	3.09	1.5	17	319	109	211	3.1	49%	51%	37%	38%	17%	.02

Additional Stats 2024

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Nicholls	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Louisiana Tech	13	29:34	17.2	40%	35%	4.9	46.7	1.5	1.2	5.2	1.6	0	33.2

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NICH Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
LT Defense	13	56% (121)	39% (36)	-	-	-	-	.09 (54)	2.9 (50)	70% (48)	11% (52)	1.01 (82)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NICH Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
LT Offense	13	49% (78)	37% (122)	35.2	108.5	3.1	14 (98)	-.09 (134)	2.62 (125)	66% (114)	12% (116)	0.69 (134)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NICH Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
LT Defense	13	43% (9)	35% (11)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 (117)	.15 (26)	1.6 (72)	35% (20)	29% (46)	.28 (56)	5% (112)	1.9 (30)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NICH Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
LT Offense	13	51% (56)	38% (111)	18.8	29.8	210.9	7.1	11.2	18 (68)	7 (26)	.13 (115)	1.7 (35)	33% (103)	26% (117)	.15 (127)	5% (22)	2.1 (27)

Nicholls's Power Ratings
Nicholls's Power Rating: #NR
Nicholls's Offense Rating: #NR
Nicholls's Defense Rating: #NR
2024 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Nicholls's 2024 Expected Record: -
Nicholls's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Nicholls's Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Nicholls's Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A

Average Talent
Average Southland Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Power Ratings Matchup
Nicholls: Louisiana Tech: -12.38

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Nicholls: Louisiana Tech: -11.6

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: -12.38 #119
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: 7.48 #133
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: 7.55 #49
2024 Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 2 #82
Louisiana Tech's 2024 Expected Record: 5.0 - 8.0
Louisiana Tech's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -11.6 #110
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.9 #128
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 26.3 #64

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 96
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Nicholls Scoring
Offense: 19 PPG
Offense on Road: 19
Defense: 34.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 34.5

Nicholls's 2024 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Louisiana Tech 30
Nicholls 20

Total Points: 50

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 20.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 29.5
Defense: 21 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.2

Louisiana Tech's 2024 Record
Record: 5 - 8
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner
2024	08/31	Louisiana Tech	25	Nicholls	17	Louisiana Tech
2009	09/19	Louisiana Tech	48	Nicholls	13	Louisiana Tech
2006	09/16	Louisiana Tech	31	Nicholls	21	Louisiana Tech

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Louisiana Tech	3	0	0 Overs
Nicholls	0	0	0 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	3 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 3	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0

(#NR) Nicholls Info
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Record on Road: 0 - 2 (1 - 0 - 0 vs Spread )

Nicholls Highlights
Nicholls is Undefeated vs Spread

Nicholls Deficiencies
Nicholls has a really bad Offense
Nicholls Defense Gives up a Lot of Points

Performance GradesPerf Grades
CategoryCat	LT	NICH
OverallOver	#81	—
OffenseOff	#90	—
DefenseDef	#74	—
Special TeamsST	#78	—
PassingPass	#72	—
RushingRush	#77	—
Run BlockRBLK	#101	—
Pass BlockPBLK	#50	—
Route RunningWR Rt	#75	—
TacklingTkl	#83	—
Run DefenseR Def	#45	—
Pass Rush DefPRush	#100	—
Coverage DefCov	#78	—

Rematch from Week 1
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Louisiana Tech won vs Nicholls this year (25-17)

Previous Matchups
Louisiana Tech beat Nicholls last year (25-17)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Joe Aillet Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Team Information
Injuries: NICH | LT
Depth Chart: NICH | LT
Rosters: NICH | LT

(#119) Louisiana Tech Info
Power Rating: -12.38 #119
Offense Rating: 7.48 #133
Defense Rating: 7.55 #49
Overall SP+ Rating: -11.6 #110
Offense SP+ Rating: 15.9 #128
Defense SP+ Rating: 26.3 #64
Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 2 #82
Expected Record: 5.0 - 8.0

Team Profile
Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 49%
Awful Offense Success Rate of 37%
Awful Offensive Explosiveness
Awful in Scoring Position 3.09 PPO
Awful Run Success 37%
Awful Pass Success 38%
Bad OL Grades, Awful OL Yds Per Rush
Avg DL Grades, Avg Sacks/Turnovers
Great Defense Success Rate of 37%
Avg in Scoring Position 3.72 PPO
Good Run Def Success 39%
Great Pass Def Success 35%
Bad Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Avg Field Position

Record at home: 4 - 2 (3 - 2 - 0 vs Spread)

Louisiana Tech Notes
(10/23) Lucky W (UTEP), Rgame abysmal, QB Bullock OK
(10/16) Horrible loss @ NMSU. Rgame awful, QB bad TW
(10/10) Cumbie taking over playcalling duties (10/10)
(10/10) QB Bullock/Run game better-Cumbie playcalling
(10/4) Bottom 10 Off both Pass/Run. Def shockingly good
(10/4) Avg nearly 3 TO's per game, & can't move the ball
(9/25) Even w/ Tulsa, but 3 TOs cost them in OT loss
(9/15) Played w/ NC St. Off succ #130, near worst
(9/1) Dog fight W over Nicholls? Rgame awful, QBs meh
(8/17) Cumbie-reporter incident LY says all about him

Louisiana Tech Highlights
Louisiana Tech is Undefeated vs Spread as Home Underdogs

Louisiana Tech has a really good defense (#67)
Louisiana Tech has a good pass defense (#93)

Louisiana Tech Deficiencies
Louisiana Tech has a really bad Offense
Louisiana Tech Fumbles a Lot (#1)
Louisiana Tech Can Not Run the Ball (#48)
Louisiana Tech offense is really bad (#109)
Louisiana Tech offense is not Explosive (#133)
Louisiana Tech Runs Get Stuffed a Lot (#54)
Louisiana Tech offense is bad in Scoring Opportunities (#99)
Louisiana Tech run game is really bad (#66)
Louisiana Tech pass game is really bad (#128)

Nicholls's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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Nicholls's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PRESS
Eli Ennis	21	1	0
Ethan Lee	14	0	0
Joseph Mason	11	0	0
Quinton Sharkey	9	1	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PD
Jake Dalmado	4	1	1	1
Alex Villavaso	7	2	1	0
Kershawn Fisher	5	1	1	0
Markeyvrick Eddie	3	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Zack Bernard	7	0	0	1	1
Jake Dalmado	4	1	1	0	1
Josh Wax	3	0	0	0	0

Louisiana Tech's OC Scott Parr

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Evan Bullock	199	302	66%	2107	14	3	7.0
Jack Turner	40	76	53%	471	2	2	6.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Omiri Wiggins	111	527	4	4.7	35
Amani Givens	75	319	2	4.3	20
Marquis Crosby	57	224	1	3.9	31
Jimmy Holiday (Tr)	48	182	4	3.8	29

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Tru Edwards	85	989	6	11.6	86
Jimmy Holiday (Tr)	39	476	2	12.2	32
Eli Finley	25	314	2	12.6	53
Jay Wilkerson	13	262	2	20.2	55

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Louisiana Tech's DC Jeremiah Johnson

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Zach Zimos	84	6	1	5	1
Kolbe Fields	71	9	2	3	1
Blake Thompson (Tr)	60	3	0	0	3
Jacob Fields	54	6	0	0	4

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
David Blay	45	10	6	2	0
Sifa Leota (Tr)	42	6	4	1	1
Jessie Evans	40	6	3	4	0
J'Dan Burnett	21	3	3	2	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Cedric Woods	30	0	5
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor	53	2	5
Jacob Fields	54	6	4