Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 11/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Location: Moody Coliseum in University Park, TX

TV: ESPN+

The SMU Mustangs (2-2) will try to defeat the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4-0) at Moody Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns faced off with Louisiana Tech and notched a win by a score of 94-88 in their last contest. Louisiana wrapped up the game having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (32 out of 59) and buried 8 out of their 22 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Ragin' Cajuns converted 22 of 32 shots for a rate of 68.8%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 33 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to defense, Louisiana allowed their opponent to shoot 52.4% from the floor on 33 of 63 shooting. Louisiana Tech dished out 8 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Louisiana Tech collected 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Louisiana Tech finished shooting 92.9% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 14 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of 16 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns walked away with 18 and Louisiana Tech racked up 29 fouls.

Terence Lewis is a player who was important in this contest. He finished the game at 81.8% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also totaled 12 boards. He scored 23 points on 9 of 11 shooting.

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Louisiana will take the court with a win-loss mark of 4-0 this year. They cough up possession 11.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Louisiana is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 60 assists this season, which has them ranked 174th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Ragin' Cajuns are hitting 40.9% on shots from distance (36 of 88) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They average 89.0 points per outing (15th in the country) while shooting 50.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Ragin' Cajuns are forcing 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 fouls. They give up 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 216th in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.3). The Ragin' Cajuns defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.3% (102 of 241) and they relinquish 29.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 49th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 35 conceded this year.

When they last played, the SMU Mustangs got the victory with a final of 55-47 when they played Evansville. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, SMU permitted Evansville to pull down 41 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.2% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 22 and finished the game at 5 of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Mustangs permitted Evansville to bury 19 of 66 tries from the floor which left them shooting 28.8% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Mustangs went 17 out of 53 from the floor which had them shooting 32.1%. In terms of three-point shots, SMU made 5 of their 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 76.2%. Evansville was called for 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Mustangs to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Mustangs were able to corral 35 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the matchup.

Efe Odigie ended up being a factor for the Mustangs for the matchup. He tallied 10 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He made 4 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and added 11 rebounds.

SMU has a win-loss mark of 2-2 on the year. The Mustangs are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 8.8 times per game (354th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. SMU has earned 257 pts this season (64.3 per contest) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mustangs are hitting on 37.9% from the field, which is 345th in Division 1.

The Mustangs defensively are ranked 137th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.3. They are forcing 10.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.9% from the field (91st in college hoops). The SMU defense gives up 25.0% on shots from distance (22 of 88) and their opposition makes 68.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.0 assists and 40.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 232nd and 342nd in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take SMU and under the total points

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