The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks at Cajundome on Saturday in NCAAB play.

Louisiana-Lafayette will face the 2-26 Warhawks, who own a 11-11-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Ragin Cajuns are 13-12 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Warhawks are 14-9 favoring the OVER.



View Louisiana-Monroe vs Louisiana-Lafayette Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Ragin Cajuns are listed as 14.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Ragin Cajuns sit at No. 72 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Warhawks sit at No. 340 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Ragin Cajuns will win this game 69-55.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Louisiana-Lafayette's No. 151-ranked offense, averaging 69.1 PPG, against a Warhawks defense that ranks No. 286 at 72.1 PPG. The Ragin Cajuns field goal percentage has averaged 43.4% so far, more than the Warhawks marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.5% per game.

Defensively, Louisiana-Monroe features the nation's No. 183-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.1 points per game. Louisiana-Lafayette, meanwhile, comes in at No. 136 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Louisiana-Monroe was a 94-61 loser at home against Middle Tennessee. They failed to cover the 14.5-point spread as underdogs. Louisiana-Monroe was crushed on Thursday, getting blown out by Middle Tennessee and falling by a 94-61 score at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Louisiana-Lafayette was a 57-53 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against North Texas. They covered the 6-point spread as underdogs. Louisiana-Lafayette got 13 points from Darshawn McClellan en route to a 57-53 victory over North Texas on Saturday at The Super Pit.


Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-5
After playing Middle Tennessee are 3-3
After a loss are 0-10

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-2
After playing North Texas are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few Warhawks at Ragin Cajuns trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 6 games when playing on the road against Louisiana-Lafayet
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 5 games on the road
Louisiana-Monroe is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Louisiana-Lafayet
Louisiana-Monroe is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisiana-Lafayette's last 6 games when playing at home against Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Louisiana-Monroe
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisiana-Lafayette's last 6 games at home