Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 11/12/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is the site where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-17 last season) will try to defeat the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (17-9 last year) on Friday.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns faced off with the Georgia State Panthers and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-73 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns ended up with 23 while the Panthers recorded 8 fouls. They also buried 6 of 16 attempts from three-point range. Georgia State finished shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 30 shots. Additionally, Georgia State collected 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgia State recorded 17 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Louisiana let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the floor on 28 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes for this game as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Ragin' Cajuns knocked down 6 of 10 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Louisiana walked away from the contest with a 42.6% FG percentage (29 out of 68) and knocked down 9 out of their 26 3-point shots.

Mylik Wilson is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He accumulated 19 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He ended up going 56.3% from the field and distributed 6 dimes.

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Louisiana will take the court after finishing with a record of 17-9 last season. They averaged 74.4 points per game (91st in college basketball) while shooting 44.4% from the floor. The Ragin' Cajuns hit on 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (185 of 532) and 69.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisiana pulled in 39.5 rebounds per contest and totaled 332 dimes last season, which had them ranked 148th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Ragin' Cajuns forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 16.5 fouls. They were ranked 273rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 361 relinquished throughout last year. The Ragin' Cajuns defense allowed a field goal percentage of 42.4% (684 of 1,614) and they surrendered 34.4 boards per game as a group. They gave up 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they were 247th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.8).

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 61-52 when they faced the Rice Owls. The Golden Eagles were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Owls were called for 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 8 shots. They were able to make 6 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of three-point attempts, Southern Miss knocked down 2 out of 14 tries (14.3%). Overall, the Golden Eagles finished shooting 22 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.9%. The Golden Eagles permitted the Owls to bury 24 of their 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 47.1% in the game. They wrapped up this game 35.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 20 and finished the contest at 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Southern Miss allowed Rice to collect 33 overall (4 offensive).

DeAndre Pinckney pitched in for the Golden Eagles for the game. He made 6 out of 10 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes for this game.

Southern Miss had a win-loss mark of 8-17 last season. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles hit 43.2% from the floor, which had them ranked 229th in the nation. Southern Miss totaled 1,605 pts last season (64.2 per game) and they pulled down 35.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 12.1 times per game (251st in D-1) and they lost possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Golden Eagles committed 15.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 67.6% from the free throw line.

The Southern Miss defense conceded 33.4% on 3-pointers (207 of 620) and their opponents converted on 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 12.4 dimes and 34.1 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 132nd and 138th in college hoops. The Golden Eagles were ranked 75th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.7. They forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (126th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana

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