The Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks meet in week 9 college football action from Malone Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Arkansas State Drops Back-To-Back Games
The Arkansas State Red Wolves come into this game on the heels of back-to-back losses after a 27-17 loss to Coastal Carolina last time out. Jaylen Raynor has thrown for 1,156 yards, 12 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 60.5% passing while also rushing for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ja’Quez Cross has a team-high 394 rushing yards and 3 TDs while Zak Wallace has 229 rushing yards. Courtney Jackson has a team-high 20 receptions for 379 yards and 5 TDs while Jeff Foreman and Corey Rucker each have 250 receiving yards and three more Red Wolves have 100+ receiving yards as well on the season. On defense, Javante Mackey has a team-high 52 total tackles while Thurman Geathers has a team-high 3 sacks.
Arkansas State Red Wolves Team Facts
- Arkansas State has lost each of its last nine road games in October.
- Arkansas State has failed to cover the spread in eight of its last nine October road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Arkansas State has won the first half in each of its last four games against conference opponents at Malone Stadium.
- Seven of Arkansas State’s last eight road games against conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
Louisiana-Monroe Drops 5th Straight
The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks come into this one on the heels of a 38-28 loss to Georgia Southern last time out. Jiya Wright has thrown for 775 yards, 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 54.3% passing while also rushing for 246 yards. Isaiah Woullard has a team-high 341 rushing yards while Hunter Smith has 322 rushing yards and 3 TDs. Tyrone Howell has a team-high 32 receptions for 361 receiving yards with 6 touchdowns while Bugs Mortimer has 215 receiving yards and four more Warhawks have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Michael Batton has a team-high 55 total tackles while Adin Huntington has a team-high 4.5 sacks and Ja’Terious Evans has a team-high 3 interceptions this season.
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Team Facts
- Louisiana-Monroe has lost each of its last eight games in October.
- The favorite has covered the spread in eight of the last nine games between Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe.
- Louisiana-Monroe has lost the first half in 14 of its last 16 games against conference opponents.
- Thirteen of Louisiana-Monroe’s last 15 games as a favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.
Matchup/League Facts
- Arkansas State has suffered the equal-most road losses by a margin of 30+ points of any FBS team this season (2).
Chris’ Pick
I’m going to side with Arkansas State here. Both of these teams have defensive issues without question, but I’m not sure how I’m expected to lay this kind of number with UL-Monroe, when Arkansas State has been a lot easier to trust offensively to begin with, but they’ve also lost 13 straight meetings with Arkansas State. Sometimes a team just has your number, and I think Arkansas State has ULM’s here. Give me Arkansas State and the points.