Georgia Southern hosts Louisiana following Julien's 26-point game

Published Feb. 23, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (12-13, 7-8 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (11-14, 4-10 Sun Belt)

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

LINE: Georgia Southern -1.5; over/under is 136

BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana visits the Georgia Southern Eagles after Kobe Julien scored 26 points in Louisiana's 79-74 win over the UL Monroe Warhawks.

The Eagles are 6-4 on their home court. Georgia Southern is 4-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Ragin' Cajuns are 7-8 against Sun Belt opponents. Louisiana is second in the Sun Belt with 25.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Jordan Brown averaging 5.7.

The teams square off for the second time this season in Sun Belt play. The Eagles won the last matchup 66-65 on Jan. 30. Elijah McCadden scored 21 points points to help lead the Eagles to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: McCadden is averaging 11.5 points for the Eagles. Andrei Savrasov is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games for Georgia Southern.

Brown is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 8.8 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns. Julien is averaging 15.3 points and 5.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Louisiana.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 3-7, averaging 59.1 points, 29.6 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points per game.

Ragin' Cajuns: 4-6, averaging 70.1 points, 33.9 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points.

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