A key college battle sees the visiting Ragin Cajuns travelling to Kent State Monday to take on the Golden Flashes on Monday.

The Golden Flashes are 2-1 so far on the season, and 1-1 ATS vs. the number. The Ragin Cajuns, meanwhile, are 3-4 and 3-4 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Kent State go 0-2 and the Ragin Cajuns go 4-3 on the totals.



View Louisiana-Lafayette vs Kent State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Ragin Cajuns listed as 14-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 162 (Golden Flashes) and the No. 130 (Ragin Cajuns) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-67 result in favor of the Golden Flashes has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Ragin Cajuns rank No. 103 in NCAA Division 1 with 37.9 per game. That compares with Kent State’s No. 175 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Kent State is college basketball's No. 299-ranked team at 4.3 per game, while the Ragin Cajuns rate No. 234 with 5.4 per game.

Defensively, Louisiana-Lafayette features the nation's No. 227-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.7 points per game. Kent State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 279 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Louisiana-Lafayette, they were an 84-65 loser as they battled Duquesne on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 11.5-point underdog. Kadeem Coleby scored 11 points in a futile effort to lead the Ragin Cajuns to a win (they lost 84-65 to Duquesne at A.J. Palumbo Center on Saturday).

Kent State was a 57-53 loser in their most recent outing at home against Cleveland State. They failed to cover the 3–point spread as favorites. Kent State got 14 points from Chris Evans but lost anyway, 57-53, to Cleveland State on Tuesday at Memorial Athletic Center.


Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing McNeese State are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Kent State Golden Flashes Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Morehead State are 3-1
After playing Cleveland State are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Ragin Cajuns at Golden Flashes trends to consider:
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Kent State is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games at home
Kent State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games


Next up:
Louisiana-Lafayette home to McNeese State, Thursday, December 1
Kent State home to Morehead State, Thursday, December 1