Louisiana (8-17) vs Troy (15-9)
Game Info: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 8:30 pm (Cajundome)
The Line: Betting Odds: Louisiana +9.5 — Over/Under: 136.5
The Troy Trojans and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Cajundome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Troy vs. Louisiana prediction.
Troy Recap
The Troy Trojans come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-62 loss to Miami-Ohio last time out to fall to 15-9 on the year. After this game, Troy will continue on the road to take on Arkansas State.
Trojans Lose Back-To-Back Games
Tayton Conerway leads the Trojans in scoring, assists, and steals with 13.3 PPG, 4.8 APG, and 3 SPG along with 4.3 RPG while Myles Rigsby has 10.7 PPG with 3.8 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Troy up to this point in the year. Thomas Dowd has 8.4 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Trojans on the glass so far this season while Jackson Fields has 7 PPG with 4.7 RPG as well on the year. Marcus Rigsby Jr. has 7.1 PPG as well this season. As a team, Troy is averaging 72.9 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 29.9% from three-point range, and 71.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Troy Trojans will win
- Troy has won each of its last seven night games following a road loss.
- Louisiana has lost each of its last four games following a road win.
Louisiana Recap
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns come into this game looking to build on their 66-64 win over Northern Illinois last time out. After this game, Louisiana will welcome Marshall to town.
Ragin’ Cajuns Looking To Build Momentum
Mostapha El Moutaouakkil leads the Cajuns in scoring and rebounding with 13.2 PPG and 5.3 RPG and Kentrell Garnett has 10.6 PPG with 2.2 RPG and 2 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Ragin’ Cajuns up to this point in the year. Christian Wright has 8.5 PPG. Kyran Ratliff also has 4.9 RPG while Michael Thomas also has a team-high 2.3 APG to share the team lead for Louisiana in the assist department so far this season with the aforementioned Wright. As a team, Louisiana is averaging 66.5 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three, and 74.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will win
- The home team has won each of Troy’s last seven games.
- Troy has lost five of its last six games at Cajundome.
Troy vs. Louisiana Prediction
I’m with Louisiana here. I just haven’t loved what I’ve seen from Troy on the road as of late and while the Trojans have been winning games a lot more frequently than Louisiana has been as of late, I still think the Cajuns are worth a look here. Troy turns the ball over more than any other team in the Sun Belt in conference play and I think Louisiana can force enough turnovers to get the transition buckets to keep Troy on their heels. I’m not sure Louisiana pulls off the outright upset, but I do think there’s enough here to keep this one competitive. Give me Louisiana and the points.