Akron Zips vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (29-6 last year) are on their way to Cajundome on Monday where they will compete against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (11-22 last season).

The Akron Zips faced Texas Tech and took a loss by a final of 91-71 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Zips finished with 13 and Texas Tech totaled 16 fouls. They knocked down 11 of 20 tries from beyond the perimeter. Texas Tech finished the game shooting 63.2% from the free throw line by making 12 of 19 shots. Moreover, Texas Tech grabbed 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas Tech recorded 17 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Akron let their opponent shoot 64.2% from the field on 34 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 18 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Zips made 16 of 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Akron ended the game with a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and made 5 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Amani Lyles is someone who came through in this game. He racked up 26 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and collected 3 boards. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Akron heads into this game after finishing with a mark of 29-6 last season. They lost possession via turnover 10.9 times per game and as a squad committed 15.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Akron pulled in 37.7 rebounds per game and earned 639 dimes over the course of last season, which was 10th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Zips hit on 37.7% on shots from downtown (376 of 998) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 87.9 points per game (7th in the country) while connecting on 50.1% from the field.

On defense, the Zips were able to force their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 15.6 personal fouls. They were 242nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 467 surrendered last season. The Zips defense allowed a FG percentage of 42.7% (908 of 2,127) and they relinquished 33.1 rebounds per game as a group. They surrendered 35.3% on 3-point shots and they were ranked 185th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.0).

In their last game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took a defeat with a final score of 87-72 when they played James Madison. The Ragin' Cajuns pulled down 11 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 19 for the contest. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. James Madison was called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Ragin' Cajuns to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Louisiana buried 5 of their 16 tries (31.3%). Overall, the Ragin' Cajuns ended up going 26 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9%. The Ragin' Cajuns permitted James Madison to knock down 32 out of their 54 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 59.3% for this contest. They went 23.1% from downtown by going 3 out of 13 and finished the game at 20 of 26 at the charity stripe (76.9%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Louisiana permitted James Madison to snag 38 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Jaxon Olvera ended up being a major contributor for the Ragin' Cajuns for this game. He earned 28 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 10 out of 21 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Louisiana had a record of 11-22 last year. The Ragin' Cajuns committed 19.0 fouls per game and they went 70.4% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 10.3 times per game (360th in college) and they turned it over 10.8 times per game. Louisiana had 2,101 pts last season (63.7 per game) and they averaged 30.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Ragin' Cajuns connected on 40.3% from the floor, which had them ranked 356th in Division 1.

The Ragin' Cajuns on defense were ranked 87th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 70.7. They forced 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (293rd in the country). The Louisiana defense allowed 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (217 of 610) and opponents made 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 7.5 assists and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 4th and 198th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Akron

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