06:45 LRN Sportscast January 28

Louisiana officially joins 18 other states at 8 a.m. this morning in allowing mobile sports betting. In November 2020, 55 parishes voted to legalize sports betting and today the digital dollars begin to flow. Eric Ramsey of the PlayUSA.com network expects plenty of people who’ve never placed a bet before to get in on the action.
Cut 4 (09) “…for one thing.”
There will likely be a lot of Louisiana players putting a few bucks on Joe Burrow and the Cinncinnati Bengals, who will play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the AFC Championship game. Burrow says getting off to a quick start will be important…
cut 16 (14) “….if you get down”
Kick-off is at 2 PM in Kansas City,

The Saints have reportedly requested to talk with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich as they search for a replacement for Sean Payton. Glenn was the Saints defensive back coach from 2016 to 2020 before going to Detroit and Leftwich has been Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator since 2019.

In basketball last night…the 12th ranked LSU women’s basketball team gave up 13 three-pointers and lost to Arkansas 90-76 in Fayetteville.

In men’s hoops, the Ragin Cajuns were upset at home by Georgia State 68-64, ULM shot 30-percent from the field and lost to Georgia Southern 50-45.

But Louisiana Tech dribbled past Rice 80-63 as Kenneth Lofton had 19 points and 13 rebounds.

In the Southland Nicholls defeated McNeese in Lake Charles 81-71, Northwestern State defeated UIW 79-70 as Kendal Coleman had 25 points and 13 rebounds.

The Pelicans host the Nuggets tonight.