Louisiana-Lafayette vs Georgia Southern Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/4/23

The Georgia Southern Eagles and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns meet Saturday in the college basketball Sun Belt Tournament at the Pensacola Bay Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Georgia Southern Eagles are averaging 69.1 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 67 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Andrei Savrasov is averaging 14.3 points and 7.4 rebounds, while Jalen Finch is averaging 10.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. Kaden Archie is dishing 1.3 assists and Tyren Moore is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Georgia Southern Eagles are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69 percent from the free throw line. The Georgia Southern Eagles are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are averaging 79.1 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Jordan Brown is averaging 19.8 points and 1.8 assists, while Greg Williams Jr. is averaging 13.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. Terence Lewis II is the third double-digit scorer and Kentrell Garnett is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.5 percent from the free throw line. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.

The Eagles are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Ragin’ Cajuns are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up win. The under is 4-1 in Eagles last 5 Saturday games. The over is 7-3 in Ragin’ Cajuns last 10 neutral site games.

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns are the better team and should be favored, but Georgia Southern is playing decent ball as well right now. Also, Georgia Southern loses in the underdog role by an average of 2.7 points, so this is a club that competes even when doubted. Give me the points with the Eagles.