SE Louisiana Lions vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 12/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-8) will go up against the SE Louisiana Lions (4-5) at Cajundome on Wednesday.

The SE Louisiana Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Nicholls State and ended up losing by a score of 67-64 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 17 while Nicholls State totaled 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 4 of their 24 shots from three-point range. Nicholls State finished the game shooting 61.1% at the free throw line by converting 11 of 18 tries. Furthermore, Nicholls State pulled down 35 boards (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nicholls State distributed 9 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, SE Louisiana allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 26 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lions knocked down 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. SE Louisiana wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and converted 5 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Brody Rowbury is one player who came through for this contest. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He accounted for 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

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SE Louisiana comes into this one with a win-loss record of 4-5 for the campaign. They average 70.3 points per game (294th in Division 1) while going 43.7% from the field. The Lions are shooting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (62 of 182) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SE Louisiana is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 115 dimes for the season, which is 279th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Lions are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 27.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 114th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.1). The Lions defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.7% (217 of 521) and they relinquish 36.2 boards per game as a group. They are 96th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 108 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took a defeat with a final score of 69-58 against Louisiana Tech. The Ragin' Cajuns collected 15 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 19 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. Louisiana Tech had 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Ragin' Cajuns to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of those for a rate of 57.1%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Louisiana converted 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). When all was said and done, the Ragin' Cajuns finished 22 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.5%. The Ragin' Cajuns permitted Louisiana Tech to knock down 27 of their 51 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.9% for the matchup. They went 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 of 13 and finished the contest at 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). In reference to attacking the glass, Louisiana permitted Louisiana Tech to get 36 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Kentrell Garnett ended up being a factor for the Ragin' Cajuns in this contest. He made 9 of 15 for this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 39 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Louisiana has a win-loss mark of 1-8 for the year. The Ragin' Cajuns are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they go 69.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 11.3 times per game (326th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Louisiana has totaled 616 points this season (68.4 per contest) and they grab 29.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Ragin' Cajuns are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks them 280th in the nation.

The Ragin' Cajuns on the defensive side of the court are 344th in D-1 in points given up per game with 80.4. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the field (348th in Division 1). The Louisiana defense concedes 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (72 of 193) and their opponents are connecting on 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.6 dimes and 37.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 155th and 308th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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