South Alabama Jaguars vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

The South Alabama Jaguars (14-7) are en route to Cajundome on Saturday where they will compete against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-15).

The South Alabama Jaguars took the court against UL Monroe and took a loss by a final of 77-66 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Jaguars finished with 20 and UL Monroe finished the game with 13 fouls. They also buried 11 of 30 tries from three-point range. UL Monroe went 92.3% from the free throw line by burying 24 of their 26 attempts. Furthermore, UL Monroe pulled down 44 boards (10 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't have a block. UL Monroe dished out 20 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. When talking about defending, South Alabama allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Jaguars converted 8 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. South Alabama walked away from the contest with a 34.3% field goal percentage (24 out of 70) and converted 10 of their 39 3-point shots.

Dylan Fasoyiro is one guy who had an impact for the game. He scored 15 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He played for 20 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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South Alabama heads into this one with a record of 14-7 so far this year. They turn it over 9.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 13.1 fouls per game. As a unit, South Alabama is snagging 35.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 331 assists for the year, which has them ranked 67th in the country in terms of passing. The Jaguars are shooting 33.8% from downtown (204 of 604) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They average 72.7 points per game (234th in college) while going 44.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars have forced 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.6 fouls. They give up 32.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 11th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (62.5). The Jaguars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 37.5% (441 of 1,176) and they surrender 36.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 290th in the country in giving up assists with 306 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took a loss by a final score of 67-59 when they played Southern Miss. In regard to team rebounding, Louisiana permitted Southern Miss to get 34 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 26.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 15 and finished the game at 13 out of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Ragin' Cajuns allowed Southern Miss to make 25 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5% for this game. Overall, the Ragin' Cajuns went 23 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.8%. With respect to shooting from distance, Louisiana knocked down 5 out of 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to convert 8 of them for a clip of 80.0%. Southern Miss committed 11 fouls for the game which took the Ragin' Cajuns to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Ragin' Cajuns were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game.

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil was important for the Ragin' Cajuns in this game. He scored 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game. He converted 10 out of 18 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Louisiana has a mark of 6-15 this season. The Ragin' Cajuns have committed 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.7 times per contest (349th in the country) and they turn it over 10.6 times per contest. Louisiana has accumulated 1,386 points on the season (66.0 per game) and they pull down 30.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 40.0% from the floor, which ranks 354th in college hoops.

The Ragin' Cajuns are ranked 285th in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (337th in college). The Louisiana defense concedes 32.8% on 3-point attempts (133 of 405) and their opponents are converting on 73.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.0 dimes and 38.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 90th and 332nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana

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