Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-4) are traveling to Leavey Center on Friday where they will meet the Santa Clara Broncos (5-0).

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns faced Stanford and took a loss by a score of 93-66 in their last contest. Louisiana finished the contest having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (27 of 55) and knocked down 2 of their 9 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Ragin' Cajuns converted 10 of 17 attempts for a rate of 58.8%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 23 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 4 dimes in this game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about the defense, Louisiana allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the floor on 27 of 56 shooting. Stanford recorded 14 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In addition, Stanford grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Stanford went 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 28 of 35 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns ended up with 29 and Stanford finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Joshua Lewis is one player who played a role for the contest. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played 30 minutes played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 16 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Louisiana comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 1-4 for the year. They currently have an average of 62.4 pts per game (355th in the country) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 30.1% from downtown (31 of 103) and 64.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Louisiana is pulling down 30.4 boards per game and is sitting with 40 dimes this year, which is 357th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 25.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Ragin' Cajuns are able to force 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 176th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 60 surrendered for the year. The Ragin' Cajuns defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (111 of 238) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.0% on shots from distance while they are 221st in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.8).

In their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 64-55 when they played Idaho State. The Broncos recorded 23 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 12 steals in this matchup. Idaho State committed 13 fouls for the game which got the Broncos to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Santa Clara buried 4 of their 26 tries (15.4%). Overall, the Broncos ended up shooting 23 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8%. The Broncos allowed Idaho State to bury 18 of 46 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.1% in this game. They went 25.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 24 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). Concerning rebounds, Santa Clara allowed Idaho State to grab 30 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Christian Hammond pitched in for the Broncos in the game. He totaled 16 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in the matchup. He made 4 of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 28.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Santa Clara has a mark of 5-0 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Broncos are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 113th in the nation. Santa Clara has 411 pts on the campaign (82.2 per contest) and they snag 42.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.4 times per contest (30th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per game. The Broncos commit 19.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 63.5% from the charity stripe.

The Santa Clara defense concedes 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (29 of 99) and opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.4 dimes and 31.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 246th and 73rd in those defensive categories. The Broncos on defense are ranked 58th in college in PPG given up with 65.2. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.8% from the floor (71st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana

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