Check out our free Louisiana-Lafayette vs Troy pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Troy. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Louisiana-Lafayette vs Troy Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds
Ragin’ Cajuns vs Trojans Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at Troy Trojans
- Where: Troy at Trojan Arena
- Date: Saturday, February 11th
- Betting Odds: Louisiana-Lafayette -1.5, LOULAF -129 | TROY +105 O/U 144.0
Ragin’ Cajuns Preview:
Louisiana-Lafayette heads into this matchup having played 25 games and have an overall record sitting at 20-5. So far, the Ragin’ Cajuns have played 14 games on the road, with a record of 9-5. This season, Louisiana-Lafayette has been favored to win in 17 games, sitting with a mark of 16-1. For today’s contest, Louisiana-Lafayette has a betting line set -1.5 points in their favor.
Louisiana-Lafayette’s leading scorer this season is Jordan Brown, who is averaging 20.08 points per contest. So far, Brown has accounted for 24.14% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 8.21 rebounds per game and 1.96 assists. Greg Williams Jr. is the second leading scorer for the Ragin’ Cajuns, averaging 14.4 points per game. Between him and Jr., they are accounting for 42.2% of the team’s scoring.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Louisiana-Lafayette this season, as they are currently ranked 195th in college basketball at 71.1 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Ragin’ Cajuns’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.7%, placing them 197th in the NCAA.
Trojans Preview:
The Troy will take the floor in today’s game in the middle of a 2 game win streak and have an overall record of 15-11. Currently, the Trojans have been the home team 14 times, sitting with a record of 10-4. So far, the Trojans have been the underdog 7 times, going 2-5 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1.5 underdogs on the spread.
Xavier Williams comes into today’s game as the Trojans’ leading scorer at 11.62 points per contest. Not only has Williams been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Troy’s top rebounder at 6.62 boards per contest. Behind Williams, the team has benefited from the strong play of Christyon Eugene, who is second on the team in scoring at 11.68 points per game. Overall, he has hit 47.5% of his shots and is adding 3.16 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Troy this season, as they are currently ranked 259th in college basketball at 69.2 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Trojans’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.1%, placing them 321st in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -1.5
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns to pick up the win and cover the spread as -1.5 point betting favorites. Although Louisiana-Lafayette as a team is just 302nd in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Trojans’ defense. At -1.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Ragin’ Cajuns to come out on top and cover.
