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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (10-4, 0-2 Sun Belt) are 2.5-point favorites as they look to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (13-2, 2-0 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Cajundome. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET. The point total is set at 145.5 for the matchup.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Ragin’ Cajuns vs. Golden Eagles
- Game Day: Thursday, January 5, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
- Arena: Cajundome
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | -2.5 | 145.5 |
Louisiana Betting Stats & Information
- Louisiana has been favored on the moneyline seven times this season. They’ve finished 6-1 in those games.
- The Ragin’ Cajuns have not played a game with moneyline odds of -143 or shorter.
- The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 4-7-0 ATS this season.
- When they have played as at least 2.5-point underdogs this year, the Golden Eagles are 2-1 against the spread.
- The average over/under Louisiana has had in its games this season is 8.6 more points than this particular game’s point total.
Southern Miss Betting Stats & Info
- This season, Southern Miss has won three out of the four games in which it has been the underdog.
- The Golden Eagles have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +118.
- The Golden Eagles have a 9-3-0 record against the spread this year.
- The Golden Eagles have a 2-1 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 2.5 points or more this year.
- The average point total for Southern Miss this year is 6.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Louisiana vs. Southern Miss Season Stat Comparison
| Louisiana Rank | Louisiana AVG | Southern Miss AVG | Southern Miss Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | 81.6 | Points Scored | 77.9 | 66th |
| 261st | 72.4 | Points Allowed | 61.3 | 31st |
| 77th | 34.9 | Rebounds | 35.6 | 56th |
| 107th | 9.8 | Off. Rebounds | 11.1 | 33rd |
| 113th | 8.1 | 3pt Made | 7.1 | 223rd |
| 34th | 16.3 | Assists | 15.5 | 59th |
| 184th | 12.4 | Turnovers | 11.5 | 94th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Leaders
- The Ragin’ Cajuns scoring leader is Jordan Brown, who averages 19.8 per contest to go with 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
- Louisiana’s leading rebounder is Terence Lewis II averaging 8.6 boards per game and its best passer is Themus Fulks and his 6.5 assists per game.
- Greg Williams Jr. makes more threes per game than any other member of the Ragin’ Cajuns, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.1 per contest.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Leaders
- Austin Crowley is the top scorer for the Golden Eagles with 17.1 points per game. He also tacks on four rebounds and 2.7 assists per game to his statistics.
- Southern Miss’ leader in rebounds is Felipe Haase with 7.2 per game, and its leader in assists is Mo Arnold with 3.7 per game.
- Haase averages 2.1 three-pointers per game, the most on the Golden Eagles.
