Texas vs Louisiana-Lafayette 12/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (10-1) vs. Texas Longhorns (9-1)
December 21, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Longhorns -17 / Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns +17; Over/Under: +142.5
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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and the Texas Longhorns meet in college basketball action from the Moody Center on Wednesday night.
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will be looking to build on their 5-game win streak after a 78-70 win over McNeese last time out. Jordan Brown leads Louisiana in scoring with 19.6 PPG along with 6.9 RPG while Terence Lewis II has 13.8 PPG with a team-high 9.2 RPG to lead the Cajuns on the glass and Greg Williams Jr. has 13.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Louisiana up to this point in the season. Themus Fulks also has a team-high 5.9 APG to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Louisiana is averaging 84.5 PPG on 50.8% shooting from the field, 41.2% from three and 71.4% from the foul line this season.
The Texas Longhorns will be out to add to their 72-62 win over Stanford in their last outing. Marcus Carr leads the Longhorns in scoring and assists with 15.6 PPG and 4.3 APG while Tyrese Hunter has 12.3 PPG with 4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas so far this season. Sir’Jabari Rice has 9.9 PPG with 3.5 RPG while Timmy Allen has a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Longhorns in rebounding this season. As a team, Texas is averaging 80.8 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 66.7% from the foul line this season.
Louisiana is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 road games. Texas is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I like the under here. I think Texas’ defense will sharpen up against a Louisiana team that does have wins over teams like SMU and Louisiana Tech this season, but going up against the Longhorns is a whole different test. I also don’t think the Longhorns light up the scoreboard here, so give me the under.
