Army vs. Louisiana Tech Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where Louisiana Tech gets at Army: 49th at staying out of the backfield, against a unit 128th at stuffing runs at the line. Army projects no clear way in against Louisiana Tech. Louisiana Tech is also 63rd at keeping a clean pocket, against a unit 127th.
How
LTattacks
ARMY
- 1
Expect clean run lanes
getting stopped at the line · projected
LT#49 of 138ARMY#128 of 138 - 2
Expect a clean pocket
sacks and tackles for loss · projected
LT#63 of 138ARMY#127 of 138 - 3
Run it
running it · projected
LT#58 of 138ARMY#106 of 138
The two teams
Army
Army runs it: Jeff Monken's offenses have been heavily run-leaning across 11 seasons. The strengths are offensive, led by 9th at keeping a clean pocket. The way in is 131st at holding the line of scrimmage, and they are 130th at keeping opponents off schedule through the air.
On fourth down he goes for it more often than his peers do from the same spots (+12.4%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −10.5% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Army has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Offensesacks and tackles for loss#9projected
- Offensegetting stopped at the line#10projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensethe push the line gets#131projected
- Defensestaying on schedule through the air#130projected
- Defensefirst and second down#130projected
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech is in year 5 under Sonny Cumbie, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are defensive, led by 20th at stuffing runs at the line. The way in is 119th at keeping everything in front of them.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (+1.8%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −17.3% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Louisiana Tech has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Defensegetting stopped at the line#20projected
- Defensefirst and second down#32projected
- Defenserunning it#34projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensehitting chunk plays#119projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (LT Elo 1393, ARMY Elo 1524 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects LT +8 (31% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
ARMY21st2ndLTLT8th66thARMYThrough the air
ARMY126th1stLTLT35th57thARMYOn the ground
ARMY3rd40thLTLT32nd55thARMYStaying on the field
ARMY35th20thLTLT11th75thARMYTaking care of it
ARMY31st88thLTLT1st118thARMY
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profiles| ARMY | LT | |
|---|---|---|
| -6.7 (#96) | CORE overall | -1.3 (#76) |
| -2 / +5 | offense / defense | -3 / -1 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Army vs. Louisiana Tech?
Gridpex's model favors Army with a 69% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Army vs. Louisiana Tech?
The model projects Army by 8.0.
What time is Army vs. Louisiana Tech and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Joe Aillet Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →