Putting Up Numbers· college football

Louisiana Tech’s points at home and away

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Louisiana Tech was 0.7 points over at home and 0.8 points under away in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 42.3 and 23.0, a difference of 19.3.

points a game over expected

A +1.4 difference in points over expected at home vs away is about what you’d expect.

A +19.3 difference in points at home vs away is about what you’d expect.

The games

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Louisiana Tech’s games, 2026, each marked at home or away
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsNorthwestern StateW80—
Sep 12, 2026@LSUL1411.8
Sep 19, 2026@BaylorL1916.6
Oct 3, 2026vsArmyW3129.6
Oct 10, 2026vsLouisianaW3224.9
Oct 17, 2026@Louisiana MonroeW2433.4
Oct 24, 2026vsOld DominionW2632.4
Oct 31, 2026@South AlabamaW3533.3

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.8 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Northwestern State has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.