ULM vs South Alabama 10/23/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The UL Monroe Warhawks meet the South Alabama Jaguars on Saturday in week 8 Sun Belt college football action at Malone Stadium. The South Alabama Jaguars look for a win after splitting their last four games. The UL Monroe Warhawks look for a win to get a game above a .500 record.

The South Alabama Jaguars have lost four of their last six road games. Jake Bentley is completing 68.2 percent of his passes for 1,505 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. Jalen Tolbert and Jalen Wayne have combined for 1,025 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Caullin Lacy has 23 receptions. The South Alabama Jaguars ground game is averaging 136 yards per contest, and Bryan Hill leads the way with 214 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, South Alabama is allowing 19 points and 298.2 yards per game. Yam Banks leads the South Alabama Jaguars with 28 tackles, CJ Rias has three sacks and Tre Young has two interceptions.

The UL Monroe Warhawks have won three of their last four home games. Chandler Rogers is completing 58.7 percent of his passes for 590 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Boogie Knight and Zach Jackson have combined for 524 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Jared Sparks has 17 receptions. The UL Monroe Warhawks ground game is averaging 94.7 yards per contest, and Andrew Henry leads the way with 283 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, UL Monroe is allowing 35 points and 457 yards per game. Traveion Webster leads the UL Monroe Warhawks with 45 tackles, Ty Shelby has five sacks and Jabari Johnson has one interception.

The Jaguars are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in October. The Warhawks are 16-33-2 ATS in their last 51 home games and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 10-4 in Jaguars last 14 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Warhawks last 5 games as an underdog. The Jaguars are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.

The South Alabama Jaguars aren’t world beaters and haven’t had much success as a favorite over the years. However, the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are god awful and can’t be backed in any shape or form. Louisiana-Monroe is 119th in scoring offense and 116th in scoring defense. The Warhawks don’t do anything right on either side of the ball, and they don’t cover numbers ether. I have no choice but to lay the chalk with South Alabama on the road.