Texas State vs. Louisiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 14
14 January 2026

The Texas State Bobcats (9-9, 2-4 Sun Belt) host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4-14, 2-4 Sun Belt) at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The Bobcats are 11-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 131.
Texas State is coming off of an 83-82 loss to Arkansas State in its last game on Saturday. DJ Hall scored a team-high 16 points for Texas State in the loss. Louisiana's most recent game was a 90-70 loss to Troy on Saturday. Louisiana got a team-high 25 points from Dorian Finister in the loss.
Texas State vs. Louisiana Odds and Game Time
- When: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, Texas
- Spread favorite: Texas State -11
- Moneyline favorite: Texas State -704
- Moneyline underdog: Louisiana +500
- Over/Under: 131 points
How to watch Texas State vs. Louisiana
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Texas State vs. Louisiana
- Texas State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (131 points) 13 times this season.
- This season, nine of Louisiana's games have finished with a combined score higher than 131 points.
- The Bobcats average 74.9 points per game against the Ragin' Cajuns' 60.6, amounting to 4.5 points over the game's point total of 131.
- This matchup's over/under is 11.5 fewer points than the 142.5 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
- Texas State has a 147.1 average over/under in its games this season, 16.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- Louisiana's games have an average over/under of 130.9 points this season, 0.1 points lower than the over/under for this contest.
Betting the Spread: Texas State vs. Louisiana
- Texas State has played 16 games, with seven wins against the spread.
- In Louisiana's 18 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
- This year, the Ragin' Cajuns have just two ATS wins in five games as an underdog of 11 points or more.
- Texas State is 5-2 against the spread, and 6-1 overall, at home this year.
- This season in away games, Louisiana is 3-6 against the spread and 1-8 overall.
Betting the Moneyline: Texas State vs. Louisiana
- This season, Texas State has been moneyline favorites eight times and won seven of those games.
- The Bobcats have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -704.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 87.6% chance of a victory for Texas State.
- Louisiana has been named as the moneyline underdog 13 times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
- The Ragin' Cajuns have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +500 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Louisiana has a 16.7% chance of pulling out a win.
