The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns visit Coleman Coliseum to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 20.
The Crimson Tide got blown out by Dayton 80-48 on Tuesday. Riley Norris was the team’s high scorer with nine points. The Ragin’ Cajuns are coming off a 93-77 loss at the hands of Miami (FL) on Monday. Louisiana-Lafayette lost despite the best efforts of Shawn Long, who recorded his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Alabama is a three-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 150 points. While the Crimson Tide are 1-1 Straight Up (SU) so far, they’ve fallen short Against The Spread (ATS) so far with a 0-1 record. Opponents have consistently had the ball stolen by the Crimson Tide, who rank 48th in the country in steals per game with 9.0. Louisiana-Lafayette has a habit of getting in foul trouble (25.0 fouls per game), so expect the Crimson Tide to get a number of opportunities from the free throw line.
On the other side, the Ragin’ Cajuns haven’t been a good bet ATS so far with a record of 0-1 to go along with a 1-1 SU record. Offensively, they average 92.5 points per game, which is good for 25th in the country. The Ragin’ Cajuns have controlled the offensive glass with an average of 15.5 offensive rebounds per game, 50th in the country.
Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Louis, ATS Winner – Louis, O/U – Over
Notes
Alabama is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games at home.
Louisiana-Lafayette is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 92.5 points per game (ranked 25th). Alabama, on the other hand, allows 72.0 points per game (ranked 194th).
Ranked 38th, the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns have an offensive rating of 122.8. The Alabama Crimson Tide rank 185th with a defensive rating of just 100.2.
The Alabama Crimson Tide average a field goal percentage of 40.4% this season. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns are a winless 0-1 when opponents have a FG% of 40.4% or greater.
The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Alabama is 286th and 257th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Louisiana-Lafayette ranks 62nd and 25th in these categories.
Louisiana-Lafayette, the 75th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 43.0 rebounds per game. Alabama does worse, ranked 233rd with 36.0.
The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns average 7.0 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the Alabama Crimson Tide are an even 1-1 this season.
