Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is the location where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-17) will take on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (9-18) on Saturday.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took the court against Marshall and walked away with a win by a score of 79-68 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns ended up with 20 while Marshall accounted for 23 fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. Marshall finished 58.3% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 24 tries. In addition, Marshall collected 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Marshall recorded 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Louisiana allowed their opponent to shoot 37.7% from the floor on 23 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 6 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 37 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Ragin' Cajuns knocked down 22 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Louisiana finished the game with a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and made 3 out of their 9 three-point shots.

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil is one guy who played a role for this game. He accounted for 23 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He ended up going 46.7% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Louisiana enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-18 so far this year. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 fouls per game. As a team, Louisiana is pulling in 31.2 boards per game and has 280 assists so far this season, which ranks 352nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Ragin' Cajuns are connecting on 31.4% on 3-pointers (185 of 589) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.6 points per contest (345th in D-1) while hitting 40.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Ragin' Cajuns are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 fouls. They are ranked 104th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 324 conceded for the year. The Ragin' Cajuns defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (678 of 1,473) and they relinquish 37.9 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 31.8% on three-point shots while they are 253rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 81-74 when they faced UL Monroe. Regarding rebounding, Southern Miss allowed UL Monroe to snag 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They went 23.1% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 13 and ended up going 20 out of 27 at the charity stripe (74.1%). The Golden Eagles permitted UL Monroe to make 29 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Eagles went 29 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 48.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Southern Miss made 6 of 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. UL Monroe committed 12 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Golden Eagles earned 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in the game.

Denijay Harris ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He made 9 of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 13 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 39 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Southern Miss has a record of 10-17 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Golden Eagles are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which ranks 245th in the country. Southern Miss has earned 1,944 points for the year (72.0 per contest) and they average 37.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per contest (103rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. The Golden Eagles commit 16.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 303rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.3. They have forced 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (189th in the country). The Southern Miss defense allows 31.9% on 3-point shots (204 of 639) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.9 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which is 252nd and 311th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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