Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-2) are en route to Cajundome on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-7).

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs faced off with Memphis and took a loss by a score of 81-71 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 20 while Memphis finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 17 attempts from distance. Memphis ended up shooting 69.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 33 tries. Moreover, Memphis totaled 36 boards (18 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Memphis totaled 14 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Louisiana Tech allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 23 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Louisiana Tech wrapped up the game with a 51.0% FG percentage (25 out of 49) and buried 13 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Al Green is one player who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Louisiana Tech will enter this matchup with a record of 7-2 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Louisiana Tech is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 152 assists for the season, which ranks 34th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are shooting 37.1% on shots from downtown (75 of 202) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.9 points per contest (103rd in college hoops) on 49.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are surrendering 30.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 140th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (69.3). The Bulldogs defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.6% (225 of 554) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 265th in college basketball in giving up assists with 121 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took a defeat with a final score of 76-75 against Nicholls State. When discussing attacking the glass, Louisiana permitted Nicholls State to collect 27 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 43.5% from behind the 3-point line via 10 out of 23 and ended up shooting 18 of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). The Ragin' Cajuns allowed Nicholls State to make 24 of 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.6% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Ragin' Cajuns ended up shooting 27 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. In reference to three-point attempts, Louisiana buried 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 76.2%. Nicholls State earned 20 fouls for the game which took the Ragin' Cajuns to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. The Ragin' Cajuns were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Kyran Ratliff was important for the Ragin' Cajuns for this game. He totaled 25 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 10 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 13 rebounds.

Louisiana has a mark of 1-7 on the year. The Ragin' Cajuns have committed 20.5 fouls per contest while shooting 70.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.9 times per game (304th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. Louisiana has 558 points so far this season (69.8 per game) and they grab 29.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 42.6% from the field, which ranks them 271st in D-1.

The Louisiana defense gives up 37.2% on 3-point attempts (67 of 180) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They concede 12.6 assists and 38.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 160th and 309th in Division 1. The Ragin' Cajuns are ranked 349th in college basketball in PPG given up with 81.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the field (340th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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