Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-13) welcome the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-11) at Cajundome on Saturday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Texas State and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-82 in their last contest. Southern Miss finished the contest with a 40.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 71) and knocked down 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 16 of 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of the defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. Texas State distributed 19 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Texas State grabbed 36 boards (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas State walked away from this one shooting 74.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of 31 shots. They also made 8 of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles left the arena with 22 and Texas State recorded 16 personal fouls.

Denijay Harris is a guy who came through in the game. He went 53.3% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 43 mins and grabbed 14 boards. He walked away with 18 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Southern Miss will take the court with a win-loss record of 8-11 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Southern Miss is grabbing 38.9 boards per game and has racked up 284 assists this season, which is 108th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 31.7% on three-point attempts (138 of 436) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.7 points per outing (218th in Division 1) while hitting 43.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are 261st in college in allowing assists with 265 relinquished for the campaign. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (520 of 1,183) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 32.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 307th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns went home victorious with a score of 65-60 when they played UL Monroe. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Louisiana permitted UL Monroe to get 30 overall (9 offensive). They finished 27.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 18 and finished the game at 9 out of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Ragin' Cajuns allowed UL Monroe to convert 23 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them at 37.7% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Ragin' Cajuns finished the game shooting 23 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Louisiana made 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. UL Monroe had 14 fouls in this game which took the Ragin' Cajuns to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Ragin' Cajuns recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game.

Kentrell Garnett ended up being important for the Ragin' Cajuns in this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the game. He made 6 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Louisiana has a win-loss record of 6-13 for the year. The Ragin' Cajuns commit 17.4 fouls per contest while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 10.9 times per contest (345th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game. Louisiana has tallied 1,253 pts on the year (65.9 per game) and they average 31.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 40.4% from the field, which ranks them 348th in the nation.

The Louisiana defense surrenders 32.5% on 3-point attempts (123 of 379) and their opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.0 dimes and 38.0 total rebounds per game, which is 94th and 332nd in college hoops. The Ragin' Cajuns are ranked 281st in the country in PPG surrendered with 75.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (326th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana

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