Louisiana at Troy odds, tips and betting trends

USA Today

16-02-2025

The Troy Trojans (17-9, 10-4 Sun Belt) will host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (9-18, 6-8 Sun Belt) after winning four home games in a row. The matchup starts at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Below, we dig into the Troy vs. Louisiana odds and lines around this matchup.
The Trojans and the Ragin' Cajuns play with no line currently set for the matchup.
Troy has compiled a 15-9-1 record against the spread this season, while Louisiana is 10-16-0. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Trojans are 9-16-0 and the Ragin' Cajuns are 10-16-0. Troy has a 6-4 record against the spread while going 7-3 overall over the past 10 contests. Louisiana has gone 6-4 against the spread and 4-6 overall in its last 10 games.
Before this college basketball showdown, here is what you need to get ready for Thursday's action.
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Troy vs. Louisiana prediction
Troy 77, Louisiana 62
Against the spread
Troy has put together a 15-9-1 record against the spread this season.
Louisiana has won 10 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 16 times.
The Trojans score 72.8 points per game, only 1.2 fewer points than the 74 the Ragin' Cajuns give up.
Troy has a 9-2 record against the spread and an 11-1 record overall when putting up more than 74 points.
Louisiana has a 9-5 record against the spread and a 9-6 record overall when allowing fewer than 72.8 points.
The Ragin' Cajuns put up just 1.4 more points per game (66.6) than the Trojans give up to opponents (65.2).
When it scores more than 65.2 points, Louisiana is 7-8 against the spread and 8-8 overall.
Troy has an ATS record of 11-3-1 and a 12-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 66.6 points.
Players to watch
Troy
Tayton Conerway puts up 13 points and 4.8 assists per game — both team highs. He is also posting 4.2 rebounds, shooting 46.9% from the field and 28.2% from downtown with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
Thomas Dowd paces the Trojans at 6.3 rebounds per game, while also posting 1.1 assists and 9.1 points.
Myles Rigsby posts 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
Louisiana
Mostapha El Moutaouakkil tops the Ragin' Cajuns in scoring (13.8 points per game) and rebounding (5.3), and puts up 1.2 assists. He also averages 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
Kentrell Garnett is averaging 10.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest, making 41.5% of his shots from the floor and 36.5% from beyond the arc, with 2.1 triples per game.
Christian Wright tops the Ragin' Cajuns in assists (2.2 per game), and produces 8.8 points and 1.9 rebounds. He also posts 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.