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UAB Blazers @ Louisiana Ragin Cajuns

Current Records: UAB 3-4, Louisiana 1-5

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The UAB Blazers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns at 12:30 p.m. ET on Monday at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. The Blazers are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 82.9 points per game this season.

The experts predicted UAB would be headed in after a victory, but Illinois State made sure that didn't happen. UAB lost 84-83 to Illinois State on a last-minute free throw From Johnny Kinziger. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alejandro Vasquez, who went 8 for 12 en route to 19 points. What's more, he also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in February. Efrem Johnson was another key player, scoring 18 points.

UAB struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Louisiana's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They took an 83-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of George Wash.

Louisiana's defeat came about despite a quality game from Mostapha El Moutaouakkil, who had 19 points plus seven rebounds. El Moutaouakkil is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.

UAB now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Louisiana, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Looking ahead, UAB shouldn't be too worried about this matchup, as the experts have them favored by 9.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: UAB is expected to win, but their 1-4 record against the spread as such isn't exactly encouraging.

Odds

UAB is a big 9.5-point favorite against Louisiana, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Blazers as a 10.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 156 points.

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