Louisiana vs Louisiana-Monroe 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (13-14) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (11-13)
February 19, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns -8 / Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks +8; Over/Under: +139.5
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The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns meet in college basketball action from the Cajundome on Saturday night.
The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks will look to rebound from a 78-77 loss to Louisiana last time out. Andre Jones leads the Warhawks in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 3.8 APG while Russell Harrison has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Warhawks on the glass. Koreem Ozier has 10.6 PPG and Nika Metskhvarishvili and Trey Boston each have 10+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for ULM so far this season. Elijah Gonzales also has a team-high 4.5 APG to lead ULM in assists and Thomas Howell has 8.2 PPG with 4.1 RPG this season. As a team, UL-Monroe is averaging 72.2 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three and 72.7% from the foul line while allowing 73.4 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 36% from three this season.
The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns will look to sweep the home-and-home against the Warhawks after their win over ULM last time out. Jordan Brown leads the Cajuns in scoring and rebounding with 15.5 PPG and 8.8 RPG while Kobe Julien has 12.2 PPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Louisiana so far this season. As a team, Louisiana is averaging 70.9 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 68% from the foul line while allowing 69.6 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field and 31.6% from three this season.
Louisiana-Monroe is 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games while the over is 10-2 in their last 12 games against a team with a losing record. Louisiana is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 Saturday games.
I’m not trusting either side here with my hard-earned money, and neither should you. With that said, I do think the offenses can take advantage of some porous defense being played on both sides like we did in the first meeting a couple of nights ago and I think this is a spot where the over hits fairly easily once again.
