Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Mitchell Center in Mobile, AL

TV: ESPN+

The South Alabama Jaguars (9-8) will play the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (10-8) at Mitchell Center on Saturday.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns faced Texas State and notched a win by a score of 86-68 in their last game. Louisiana wrapped up the game having earned a 54.8% FG percentage (34 out of 62) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Ragin' Cajuns converted 8 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding defense, Louisiana allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. Texas State recorded 8 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Texas State collected 28 boards (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Texas State shot 94.4% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 18 attempts. They also converted 1 of their 13 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns walked away with 15 while Texas State accumulated 10 personal fouls.

Kobe Julien is one guy who was a factor in the game. He ended up going 70.0% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He played for 24 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Louisiana will take the court with a win-loss mark of 10-8 on the season. They average 77.3 points per contest (111th in Division 1) on 46.9% from the floor. The Ragin' Cajuns are connecting on 36.8% on 3-point shots (152 of 413) and 71.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisiana is pulling down 32.6 rebounds per game and has 248 assists so far this season, which ranks 130th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Ragin' Cajuns are able to force 15.6 turnovers every game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 27.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 200th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.2). The Ragin' Cajuns defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (455 of 996) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 164th in D-1 in allowing assists with 215 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the South Alabama Jaguars took home the win by a final score of 91-85 against Marshall. In regard to how they attacked the glass, South Alabama allowed Marshall to pull down 32 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 43.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Jaguars allowed Marshall to convert 32 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 51.6% for the game. In all, the Jaguars went 35 out of 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.2%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, South Alabama made 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a percentage of 68.4%. Marshall committed 12 fouls for the matchup which took the Jaguars to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. The Jaguars snagged 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup.

Isiah Gaiter ended up being a factor for the Jaguars in this game. He made 10 out of 18 in this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in the matchup.

South Alabama has a mark of 9-8 on the year. The Jaguars have committed 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 73.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per contest (342nd in the country) and they turn it over 10.9 times per game. South Alabama has tallied 1,260 points so far this year (74.1 per game) and they average 34.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Jaguars are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which is 251st in Division 1.

The Jaguars defensively are ranked 310th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 77.0. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (324th in D-1). The South Alabama defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (118 of 372) and opponents are knocking down 68.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.5 dimes and 38.6 boards every game, which ranks 152nd and 324th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Alabama

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