Holiman leads Georgia Southern against Louisiana after 24-point performance

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (7-16, 5-6 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (11-12, 4-7 Sun Belt)

Statesboro, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -6; over/under is 145

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern hosts Louisiana after Adante’ Holiman scored 24 points in Georgia Southern’s 72-68 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

The Eagles are 7-2 in home games. Georgia Southern ranks ninth in the Sun Belt with 12.6 assists per game led by Eren Banks averaging 2.2.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 5-6 against Sun Belt opponents. Louisiana is 1-10 in games decided by 10 or more points.

Georgia Southern is shooting 42.2% from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points lower than the 46.6% Louisiana allows to opponents. Louisiana’s 39.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.1 percentage points lower than Georgia Southern has allowed to its opponents (44.0%).

The Eagles and Ragin’ Cajuns face off Wednesday for the first time in Sun Belt play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bradley Douglas is averaging 13.2 points and 1.6 steals for the Eagles. Holiman is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil is shooting 43.1% and averaging 13.0 points for the Ragin’ Cajuns. Kentrell Garnett is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 4-6, averaging 73.3 points, 32.9 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points per game.

Ragin’ Cajuns: 4-6, averaging 66.1 points, 28.0 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 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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