The Long Beach State Beach and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns meet in college basketball action from the Hertz Arena on Wednesday. Make sure to read our Long Beach State vs Louisiana-Lafayette Prediction.

Long Beach State Takes Out Iona

The Long Beach State Beach got back on track after posting an 80-76 win over Iona last time out to get to 3-3 this year. Entering the Iona game, Marcus Tsohonis leads the Beach in scoring with 19.2 PPG along with 4.2 RPG while Aboubacar Traore has 12.2 PPG with 6 RPG and a team-high 3 APG to lead the Beach in the assist department. Jadon Jones has 10.2 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Long Beach State up to this point in the year while Lassina Traore has 9.2 PPG with a team-high 9.6 RPG to lead the Beach in rebounding. As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 74.4 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 32% from three and 67% from the foul line this season.

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Louisiana Beats Buffalo

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns come into this one looking to build on their 68-60 win over the Buffalo Bulls in their last matchup. Entering the Buffalo game, Kobe Julien leads the Cajuns in scoring with 16.8 PPG along with 3.5 RPG and 2.5 APG while Joe Charles has 15 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Cajuns on the glass this season. Themus Fulks has 14.5 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Cajuns in assists. Kentrell Garnett has 12.5 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Louisiana up to this point in the year. As a team, Louisiana is averaging 85.5 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 76.9% from the foul line this season.

Chris’ Pick

I’m leaning towards the Beach here. I like Louisiana’s scoring depth and what they’ve brought to the table so far this season, but the Cajuns struggle to defend the 2-point shot, which is where Long Beach State has made their money this season and almost 65% of the points that the Cajuns are giving up are coming from 2-point range, 9th-most in the country. I think Long Beach State has the experience and the momentum after beating a solid Iona team, to get the win and cover here.