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Texas State vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Predictions January 28, 2024

Game time: January 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET

Venue: Cajundome — Lafayette, LA

Article updated Jan 28, 6:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Texas State are on the road playing the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at the Cajundome stadium on Sunday, 1/28/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. Louisiana-Lafayette is the betting

Game outlook

The Texas State are on the road playing the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at the Cajundome stadium on Sunday, 1/28/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. Louisiana-Lafayette is the betting favorite opening at -8 and the current line is Louisiana-Lafayette -8.5.

Bobcats vs Ragin' Cajuns Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Ragin' Cajuns to win today's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Texas State to cover the 8.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Texas State 75 to Louisiana-Lafayette 77

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

55% of SportsJaw users predict Texas State to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Louisiana-Lafayette will win straight-up is 80%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be TXST 63.75, ULL 80.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Louisiana-Lafayette will win, texas state will cover, and the total will go over.

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Texas State Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 311, Texas State is ranked #288 in offense (scoring an average of 69.85 per game), #185 in defense (allowing an average of 71.95 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-13 (7-11 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bobcats hit an average of 44.35% of their field goals (ranked #202) and 69.21% of their free throws (ranked #263) and makes an average of 31.68% of their three pointers ranked #275 in the NCAAB). They average 36.30 rebounds per game (ranked # 163) and average 12.50 offensive assists and 13.55 turnovers per game (ranked # 250 and 304 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Texas State allows an average of 44.50% field goals (ranked #244) and 71.36% free throws (ranked #192 in the NCAAB) The Bobcats allow an average of 31.38% of the three pointers (ranked #77) and averages 33.70 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.70) Finally, the Bobcats average 12.55 defensive assists and 12.05 turnovers per game (ranked # 162 and 212 respectively).

Louisiana-Lafayette Key Betting Stats

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns has a power ranking of 24 and are #86 for offense (scoring an average of 77.84 per game), #214 for defense (giving up an average of 72.68 points per game) and 12-8 (10-8 ATS) overall. Texas State went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Louisiana-Lafayette.

For offense, the Ragin' Cajuns hit an average of 46.95% of their field goals (ranked #66) and 72.64% of their free throws (ranked #129) and makes an average of 37.41% of their three pointers (ranked #34 in the NCAAB). They average 32.95 rebounds per game (ranked # 316) and average 13.68 offensive assists and 11.95 turnovers per game (ranked # 148) and 173 respectively).

On defense, Louisiana-Lafayette allows an average of 46.10% field goals (ranked #319) and 72.94% free throws (ranked #272 in the NCAAB) The Ragin' Cajuns allow an average of 27.93% of the three pointers (ranked #8) and averages 34.58 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.58) Finally, the Ragin' Cajuns average 12.11 defensive assists and 15.47 turnovers per game (ranked # 116 and 23 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Texas State to cover the 8.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Texas State vs Ragin Cajuns archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

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Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Texas State+280 → +310Moved
  • Moneyline · Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns-360 → -400Moved
  • Spread · Texas State+8 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns-8 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over143.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under143.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Texas State
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
5-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-28T11:35:14.712Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-17Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 86 · Texas State 68
  • 2022-03-05Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 79 · Texas State 72
  • 2022-02-10Texas State 82 · Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 73
  • 2022-01-15Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 68 · Texas State 72
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns defeated Texas State 66-46

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns defeated Texas State 66-46 on January 28, 2024, a 20-point decision in the series. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 36-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded Texas State +8.5 (-110) spread, Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns covered, while the 112 combined points finished under the recorded total of 144.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • TphamSpread · Texas State +8 (-110)Loss
  • Novacek84Spread · Texas State +8 (-110)Loss
  • FlyigglesflySpread · Texas State +8 (-110)Loss
  • KingjamesTotal · Over 142.5 (-110)Loss
  • MookiebetsSpread · Texas State +8 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns -8 (-110)Win
  • GsimmsSpread · Texas State +8.5 (-110)Loss