Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (17-10) are traveling to Reed Green Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (15-12).

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns faced off with Appalachian State and ended up losing by a score of 85-73 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns walked away with 15 and Appalachian State finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Appalachian State went 88.2% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 17 shots. Additionally, Appalachian State snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Appalachian State recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Louisiana let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 31 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Ragin' Cajuns buried 5 of 5 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Louisiana wrapped up the game having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (31 of 69) and buried 6 of 22 three-point shots.

Hosana Kitenge is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He went 61.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played for 36 mins and totaled 13 rebounds. He ended up with 23 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Louisiana will enter this game with a record of 17-10 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a group are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Louisiana is grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 348 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 181st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (222 of 617) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They average 77.1 points per outing (86th in the country) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Ragin' Cajuns are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are ranked 65th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 299 surrendered for the year. The Ragin' Cajuns defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (681 of 1,510) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 26.5% on 3-pointers and they are 148th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.9).

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles went home victorious with a score of 78-74 when they faced Texas State. The Golden Eagles pulled down 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Texas State earned 17 fouls in the game which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 86.4%. In relation to three-point shots, Southern Miss converted 5 of their 11 attempts (45.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles finished shooting 27 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. The Golden Eagles permitted Texas State to bury 29 out of 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3% in the game. They went 33.3% from distance via 3 out of 9 and finished the contest at 13 of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). Concerning how they rebounded, Southern Miss allowed Texas State to grab 33 in all (13 offensive).

Andre Curbelo ended up being important for the Golden Eagles for the game. He knocked down 8 of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Southern Miss has a record of 15-12 so far this year. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.1 times per contest (277th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. Southern Miss has totaled 1,900 pts on the campaign (70.4 per contest) and they snag 36.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Golden Eagles are shooting 42.4% from the floor, which ranks them 295th in Division 1.

The Southern Miss defense gives up 34.2% on 3-pointers (194 of 567) and their opponents are knocking down 67.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.4 dimes and 36.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 134th and 271st in college hoops. The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 131st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (135th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana

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