Louisiana vs Arkansas State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/22/23

The Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns meet in college basketball action from the Cajundome on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Louisiana is listed as a 14.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 138.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Louisiana’s 80-71 win back on January 19^th, 2023, snapped the home team’s nine-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Arkansas State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 10-1 in their last 11 games against a team with a winning record. Louisiana is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record and 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 home games while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 Wednesday games.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Louisiana. This is a big number to lay, but the Cajuns more often than not have done their best work at home and all of their recent struggles have come on the road. Arkansas State has been a disaster for the better part of the season and I don’t see that changing here against one of the better teams in the conference. Give me the Cajuns.