Louisiana-Lafayette (1-5) vs UAB (3-4)
Game Info: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 12:30 pm (Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center)
Betting Odds: Louisiana-Lafayette +9.5 / UAB -9.5 — Over/Under: 156
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The UAB Blazers and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns meet Monday in college basketball action from the Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UAB vs. Louisiana prediction.
UAB Recap
The UAB Blazers come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 84-83 loss at the hands of Illinois State to drop to 3-4 on the year.
Blazers Lose Back-To-Back Games
Going into the Illinois State game, Yaxel Lendeborg has a team-high 18 PPG and 10.2 RPG to lead the Blazers in scoring and rebounding while also adding 3 APG, 2.3 SPG, and 2.2 BPG. Christian Coleman has 12.2 PPG with 7.2 RPG and Ja’Borri McGhee has 12 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UAB up to this point in the year. As a team, UAB is averaging 82.8 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 26.7% from three, and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the UAB Blazers will win
- Louisiana has lost each of its last five games against non-conference opponents.
- UAB has won 12 of its last 16 games against the Sun Belt Conference.
Louisiana Recap
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns come into this game looking to bounce back from a loss to George Washington by a final score of 83-74 to fall to 1-5 on the year. Louisiana will meet Nicholls and LA Tech after this game.
Cajuns Drop 4th Straight
Entering the GW matchup, Darren Buchanan Jr. leads GW in scoring and rebounding with 15.6 PPG and 8.6 RPG while Rafael Castro has 13.2 PPG and 8.4 RPG with 1.6 APG as well on the year. Gerald Drumgoole Jr. has 11.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Jacoi Hutchinson has 12.5 PPG with 3 APG to lead the Revolutionaries in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for George Washington up to this point in the year. As a team, George Washington is averaging 79.6 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 26.4% from three, and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will win
- UAB has lost four of its last five games against non-conference opponents at neutral venues.
UAB vs. Louisiana Prediction
I’m on the over here. I just think this is a game where the name of the game is going to be defense optional. Both teams are well into giving up 80 points a night more often than not and I think we could be in for more of the same here. Give me the over.
The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.