Georgia Southern Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN+

Cajundome is the location where the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5-16) will attempt to defeat the Georgia Southern Eagles (13-9) on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Troy and took a loss by a score of 83-78 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 17 and Troy recorded 15 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. Troy finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 24 tries. In addition, Troy had 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Troy doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 21 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Georgia Southern finished the game with a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and buried 11 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Alden Applewhite is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up with 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia Southern comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-9 so far this year. They currently have an average of 82.5 points per game (70th in the country) while connecting on 43.3% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (209 of 655) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia Southern is pulling down 36.0 boards per contest and has earned 251 dimes for the year, which is 316th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.2 times per game and as a team are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They concede 33.0% on three-point shots and they are 327th in D-1 in points per game allowed (80.3). The Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (604 of 1,352) and they relinquish 40.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 179th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 277 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took a loss by a score of 72-58 against Appalachian State. Regarding how they rebounded, Louisiana allowed Appalachian State to pull down 31 overall (8 on the offensive side). They shot 44.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 13 out of 29 and ended up shooting 9 of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Ragin' Cajuns allowed Appalachian State to convert 25 of 48 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.1% for the matchup. Overall, the Ragin' Cajuns finished 22 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Louisiana converted 6 of their 25 attempts (24.0%). They were able to convert 8 of them for a rate of 88.9%. Appalachian State was called for 15 fouls for the matchup which got the Ragin' Cajuns to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They also turned it over 5 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Ragin' Cajuns corralled 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 20 in the game.

Dorian Finister ended up having an impact for the Ragin' Cajuns for the contest. He recorded 16 points in his 34 minutes of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He made 4 out of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Louisiana has a mark of 5-16 on the campaign. As an offense, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 39.5% from the field, which is 356th in Division 1. Louisiana has tallied 1,262 pts this year (60.1 per game) and they pull down 29.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.5 times per game (358th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Ragin' Cajuns are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 67.7% from the free throw line.

The Ragin' Cajuns defensively are ranked 64th in the country in PPG given up with 69.2. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (260th in the nation). The Louisiana defense concedes 37.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (147 of 396) and their opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.2 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which is 87th and 194th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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