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Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns vs South Alabama Jaguars Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: Mitchell Center — Mobile, AL

Article updated Jan 20, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns are traveling to play the South Alabama Jaguars at the Mitchell Center stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 4:00pm EST. South Alabama is the

Game outlook

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns are traveling to play the South Alabama Jaguars at the Mitchell Center stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 4:00pm EST. South Alabama is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the current line is Louisiana-Lafayette -0.5.

Ragin' Cajuns vs Jaguars Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Jaguars to win today's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the South Alabama Jaguars to cover the 0 point spread and the total to go over 150.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Louisiana-Lafayette 75 to South Alabama 82

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns and South Alabama Jaguars, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts South Alabama Jaguars to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that South Alabama will win straight-up is 53%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be ULL 75.75, S.ALA 74.75.

OddsShark predicts South Alabama will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Louisiana-Lafayette Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 127, Louisiana-Lafayette is ranked #110 in offense (scoring an average of 77.28 per game), #203 in defense (allowing an average of 72.33 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-8 (8-8 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Ragin' Cajuns hit an average of 46.87% of their field goals (ranked #73) and 71.93% of their free throws (ranked #154) and makes an average of 36.80% of their three pointers ranked #49 in the NCAAB). They average 32.61 rebounds per game (ranked # 325) and average 13.83 offensive assists and 11.83 turnovers per game (ranked # 148 and 151 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Louisiana-Lafayette allows an average of 45.74% field goals (ranked #308) and 72.55% free throws (ranked #260 in the NCAAB) The Ragin' Cajuns allow an average of 27.30% of the three pointers (ranked #6) and averages 35.28 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.28) Finally, the Ragin' Cajuns average 12.00 defensive assists and 15.61 turnovers per game (ranked # 111 and 25 respectively).

South Alabama Key Betting Stats

South Alabama Jaguars has a power ranking of 318 and are #192 for offense (scoring an average of 74.12 per game), #308 for defense (giving up an average of 77.00 points per game) and 10-8 (9-6 ATS) overall. Louisiana-Lafayette went 0-3 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against South Alabama.

For offense, the Jaguars hit an average of 43.56% of their field goals (ranked #245) and 73.58% of their free throws (ranked #96) and makes an average of 31.09% of their three pointers (ranked #297 in the NCAAB). They average 34.35 rebounds per game (ranked # 266) and average 10.76 offensive assists and 10.88 turnovers per game (ranked # 341) and 75 respectively).

On defense, South Alabama allows an average of 45.87% field goals (ranked #315) and 68.10% free throws (ranked #52 in the NCAAB) The Jaguars allow an average of 31.72% of the three pointers (ranked #104) and averages 38.65 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.65) Finally, the Jaguars average 12.47 defensive assists and 11.94 turnovers per game (ranked # 155 and 230 respectively).

Betting Summary

Louisiana-Lafayette has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the South Alabama Jaguars to cover the 0 point spread and the total to go over 150.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Ragin Cajuns vs Jaguars archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Ragin Cajuns vs Jaguars matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns-104 → -110Moved
  • Moneyline · South Alabama Jaguars-117 → -113Moved
  • Spread · Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns+1 (-110) → -0.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · South Alabama Jaguars-1 (-110) → +0.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over149.5 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under149.5 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
5-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
South Alabama Jaguars
21-11 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-20T11:36:08.121Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns and South Alabama Jaguars, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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Final result

Matchup pick recap

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns defeated South Alabama Jaguars 88-79

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns defeated South Alabama Jaguars 88-79 on January 20, 2024, a 9-point decision in the series. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 51-45. Against SportsJaw's recorded Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns -0.5 (-110) spread, Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns covered, while the 167 combined points finished over the recorded total of 150.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · South Alabama Jaguars -1 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 150.75 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · South Alabama Jaguars -1 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 150.75 (-110)Win