Texas State Bobcats vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-13) will try to defeat the Texas State Bobcats (11-8) at Cajundome on Wednesday.

The Texas State Bobcats played Southern Miss and took home the win by a score of 85-82 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bobcats walked away with 16 and Southern Miss recorded 22 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 24 attempts from distance. Southern Miss ended up going 76.2% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Southern Miss snagged 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Southern Miss earned 18 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. When discussing defense, Texas State let their opponent shoot 40.8% from the floor on 29 of 71 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats made 23 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 74.2%. Texas State ended the contest having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (27 of 68) and knocked down 8 of their 17 3-point shots.

Tylan Pope is a guy who came through for this game. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and also snagged 12 rebounds. He left the arena with 28 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Texas State heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 11-8 on the campaign. They average 77.6 points per contest (109th in Division 1) on 46.5% from the field. The Bobcats are connecting on 38.4% on shots from downtown (112 of 292) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas State is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 273 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 131st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They surrender 36.5% on three-point shots while they are 196th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.6). The Bobcats are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (467 of 1,079) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 190th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 244 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns walked away with a victory by a final of 65-60 when they played UL Monroe. The Ragin' Cajuns recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. UL Monroe earned 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Ragin' Cajuns to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 84.6%. In terms of 3-pointers, Louisiana converted 8 out of 23 tries (34.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Ragin' Cajuns shot 23 for 55 from the floor which had them at 41.8%. The Ragin' Cajuns permitted UL Monroe to make 23 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.7% in the matchup. They finished shooting 27.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 out of 18 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Louisiana permitted UL Monroe to pull down 30 in total (9 offensive).

Kentrell Garnett pitched in for the Ragin' Cajuns in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Louisiana has a win-loss mark of 6-13 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 40.4% from the field, which has them ranked 347th in Division 1. Louisiana has scored 1,253 pts this season (65.9 per game) and they grab 31.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 10.9 times per game (343rd in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. The Ragin' Cajuns have committed 17.4 fouls per game while shooting 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Louisiana defense allows 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (123 of 379) and their opponents are converting on 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 38.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 98th and 333rd in the country. The Ragin' Cajuns are ranked 283rd in college in points allowed per contest with 75.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (325th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisiana

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