The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns and Arkansas State Red Wolves do battle Saturday in week 8 Sun Belt college football action at Cajun Field. The Arkansas State Red Wolves need a win after losing 5 of their last 6 games. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns look to get a game above a .500 record.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves have lost 5 straight road games. James Blackman is completing 69.3 percent of his passes for 1,695 yards, 11 touchdowns and 1 interception. Seydou Traore and Champ Flemings have combined for 768 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Jeff Foreman has 13 receptions. The Arkansas State Red Wolves ground game is averaging 110.3 yards per contest, and Johnnie Lang leads the way with 313 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Arkansas State is allowing 30.1 points and 393.1 yards per game. Jordan Carmouche leads the Arkansas State Red Wolves with 48 tackles, Dennard Flowers has 3 sacks and Eddie Smith has 2 interceptions.
The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns have won 9 of their last 10 home games. Ben Wooldridge is completing 62.5 percent of his passes for 670 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Michael Jefferson and Neal Johnson have combined for 504 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while John Stephens Jr. has 4 receptions. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns ground game is averaging 115.5 yards per contest, and Chris Smith leads the way with 264 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Louisiana-Lafayette is allowing 19.2 points and 355.3 yards per game. Jourdan Quibodeaux leads the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns with 46 tackles, Andre Jones has 4.5 sacks and Bralen Trahan has 2 interceptions.
The Red Wolves are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Ragin’ Cajuns are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 10-4 in Red Wolves last 14 games overall. The under is 28-11-1 in Ragin’ Cajuns last 40 games overall. The Red Wolves are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 meetings in UL Lafayette. The underdog is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are a below average team across the board as they struggle to finish drives offensively, and they’re rough defensively. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns have issues scoring, but they’re decent defensively and actually 22nd in the country in scoring defense. Louisiana-Lafayette has its issues, but there’s no doubt the Ragin’ Cajuns are the better team, and playing at home is an extra benefit. I’ll lay the touchdown.