Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana visits Cooper and Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-9) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-3)
Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
Bulldogs -11.5; over/under is 126.5
BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech faces Louisiana after Kaden Cooper scored 20 points in Louisiana Tech's 89-37 victory over the Ecclesia Royals.
The Bulldogs are 5-0 on their home court. Louisiana Tech averages 11.4 turnovers per game and is 2-1 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Ragin' Cajuns are 0-6 on the road. Louisiana is fifth in the Sun Belt allowing 71.7 points while holding opponents to 45.5% shooting.
Louisiana Tech is shooting 47.0% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 45.5% Louisiana allows to opponents. Louisiana averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Louisiana Tech allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: AJ Bates is shooting 46.7% and averaging 11.6 points for the Bulldogs. Avery Thomas is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers.
Jaxon Olvera is shooting 37.0% and averaging 12.7 points for the Ragin' Cajuns. Dorian Finister is averaging 11.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| James Madison | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Texas State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| App State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Troy | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
| Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
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