Troy Trojans vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Troy Trojans vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

Cajundome is the site where the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8-17) will try to defeat the Troy Trojans (15-9) on Wednesday.

The Troy Trojans faced Miami and took a loss by a score of 69-62 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Trojans walked away with 21 and Miami racked up 16 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 29 attempts from 3-point land. Miami shot 64.3% at the free throw line by making 9 of 14 attempts. In addition, Miami pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Miami recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Troy allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trojans knocked down 12 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Troy finished the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (22 out of 56) and knocked down 6 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tayton Conerway is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished with 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played for 38 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Troy comes into this contest with a record of 15-9 for the year. They are averaging 72.9 pts per contest (222nd in Division 1) while shooting 44.3% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 29.9% on three-point shots (185 of 618) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Troy is collecting 38.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 344 dimes so far this year, which ranks 150th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a group they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trojans are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They relinquish 33.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 32nd in college in PPG allowed (65.3). The Trojans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (566 of 1,371) and they surrender 32.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 128th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 300 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns got the win with a final of 66-64 against Northern Illinois. The Ragin' Cajuns snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Northern Illinois committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Ragin' Cajuns to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 46.2%. In reference to 3-point shots, Louisiana converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Ragin' Cajuns shot 26 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.3%. The Ragin' Cajuns permitted Northern Illinois to convert 18 out of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.3% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 32.0% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to rebounding, Louisiana allowed Northern Illinois to get 31 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Kentrell Garnett ended up being a major contributor for the Ragin' Cajuns for this game. He converted 5 of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 12 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in the matchup.

Louisiana has a mark of 8-17 so far this season. The Ragin' Cajuns have committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per contest (351st in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game. Louisiana has earned 1,662 pts for the season (66.5 per contest) and they collect 31.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 40.1% from the floor, which ranks them 354th in Division 1.

The Ragin' Cajuns on defense are ranked 256th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 74.2. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (321st in college). The Louisiana defense surrenders 31.8% on shots from distance (160 of 503) and their opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.8 assists and 37.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 72nd and 330th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana

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