Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN+

Strahan Arena at the University Events Center is where the Texas State Bobcats (9-9) will take on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4-14) on Wednesday.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns played Troy and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-70 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns ended up finishing with 13 while Troy finished the game with 11 fouls. They also converted 17 out of their 29 attempts from three-point range. Troy ended up going 45.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 11 attempts. In addition, Troy grabbed 37 boards (16 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Troy recorded 25 dimes and had but wasn't able to record a steal. Regarding defense, Louisiana let their opponent shoot 54.0% from the field on 34 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 16 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Ragin' Cajuns buried 10 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Louisiana ended with a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and buried 10 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Dorian Finister is a player who came through for this contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up with 25 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Louisiana heads into this one with a record of 4-14 this season. They have an average of 60.6 points per game (364th in college hoops) while connecting on 39.9% from the floor. The Ragin' Cajuns are hitting 31.7% on three-point shots (135 of 426) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Louisiana is pulling in 30.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 188 assists for the year, which ranks 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a group they commit 20.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Ragin' Cajuns are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.7 fouls. They are 156th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 217 relinquished so far this season. The Ragin' Cajuns defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (407 of 910) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 35.9% from 3-point land while they are 99th in the country in PPG allowed (70.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas State Bobcats took a loss by a final score of 83-82 against Arkansas State. The Bobcats snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. Arkansas State had 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a clip of 84.2%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Texas State made 2 of 11 tries (18.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Bobcats finished the game shooting 32 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.5%. The Bobcats permitted Arkansas State to knock down 26 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 40.6% for this game. They went 25.0% from 3-point land by going 6 of 24 and ended up shooting 25 of 32 at the free throw line (78.1%). With respect to rebounding, Texas State permitted Arkansas State to snag 43 overall (19 on the offensive side).

DJ Hall was important for the Bobcats for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this contest. He buried 7 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 12 rebounds.

Texas State has a record of 9-9 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks 118th in the country. Texas State has tallied 1,348 pts for the year (74.9 per game) and they collect 37.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per game (229th in college) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest. The Bobcats commit 18.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats on the defensive end are ranked 149th in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.2. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (246th in D-1). The Texas State defense gives up 35.9% on shots from distance (130 of 362) and their opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.8 assists and 31.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 62nd and 56th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana

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