UL Lafayette vs South Alabama NCAAF Handicapping
The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns finish off the regular season at the South Alabama Jaguars on Saturday under the lights at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, in hopes of maintain their spot atop the Sun Belt conference.
But they will be without starting quarterback Terrance Broadway who broke his arm during last week’s game with in state rival, UL Monroe.
Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2013
Time 8 p.m. EST
Venue Ladd-Peebles Stadium
City: Mobile
O/U Odds: 58
Spread: -3 South Alabama
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ULL (8-3) will aim to rebound after an embarrassing 31-28 home loss against UL Monroe, in which they jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and were favored by 17.5 points.
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The Ragin’ Cajuns held a seven point lead at halftime, but were outscored 17-7 in the final two quarters, giving the ball away three times to the Warhawks who led 471-394 in yardage.
Quarterback Terrance Broadway was picked off three times, producing a 13-of-27 effort for 178 yards and a TD before Brooks Haack came into to finish off the game with 126 yards and a touchdown in relief when Broadway after he broke his arm.
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Elijah McGuire led the backfield with 119 rushing yards on 14 carries but the run wasn’t much of a threat late given the score.
Meanwhile South Alabama (5-6) will hope to finish the 2013 regular season with three successive wins to go 6-6 and become BCS Bowl eligible.
The Jaguars boasted their chances last week with a 38-17 victory in the road at Georgia State — a team that they dominated from start to finish, rolling up an eye-popping up 522 offensive yards behind both a balances passing and running attack.
On the other side of the football, the Jags’ defense held GSU to 345 yards while recovering a fumble and picking off a pair of passes which led a big chunk of possession time, allowing them to control the clock.
Running back Jay Jones rushed for 102 yards on 17 carries with two TDs, while dual-treat quarterback Ross Metheny helped out with 50 yards.
Metheny was much more productive through the air, finishing the game out with 280 and a score with Shavarez Smith hauling in 10 receptions for 194 yards.
Matt’s Free Prediction
With Broadway the Ragin’ Cajuns would have likely won this one.
But without him, I expect the Jags recent surge to continue, eking out a win in this one.
South Alabama 28, ULL 24
