Free Week 8 Prediction: Ragin’ Cajuns vs. Red Wolves Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 8
(4-2) UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-3)
Date: Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Time: 7:30 pm EST
Venue: Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, Arkansas
NCAA Football Spread: UL Lafayette -6
NCAA Betting Total: 67
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This week eight matchup will see the UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns take on the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Both teams are 1-1 in the Sun Belt West division, making this a must win if they want to keep pace with UL Monroe.
UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns
The Ragin’ Cajuns are coming off a tough loss to App State in which they did nothing with the ball. They scored a grand total of 7 points and were shut out in the second half.
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The offense mustered just 254 yards of total offense. This is well below their average of 492.3 yards per game. They are now averaging 347 yards per game through two Sun Belt games, so playing familiar opponents is clearly showing down their explosive offense.
On the season as a whole, they average 38.2 points per game. This is 19th in the country. However, against two Sun Belt opponents, their scoring average has come down to 22 points per game on average.
Their defense is pretty much playing just as well in conference play compared to non-conference play. In non-conference play, they allow 20.7 points per game. In Sun Belt play, they allow 20.5 points per game. So really a minuscule difference.
Their only real struggle has been stopping the run. They allowed an average of 205.5 rushing yards over the past two weeks, which came against their conference opponents. As for their passing defense, they have allowed an average of 92 yards over the same stretch.
Stopping the pass will be the key in this game because that is what the Red Wolves will be looking to focus on. If they at least limit this Arkansas State quarterback, they will have a good chance to win this game.
Arkansas State Red Wolves
The Red Wolves are coming off a game where they got torched by Georgia State. The final score to this game was 52-38.
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The offense played well, putting up 421 yards of total offense. They did most of their damage through the air as their quarterback threw for 299 yards. He also threw for 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Scoring has not been an issue for the Red Wolves so far this season. Specifically in conference play, they are averaging 44 points per game.
The defense on the other hand is easily one of the worst in the entire country. Just going back to their most recent game, they allowed 722 yards to Georgia State. It also was not just one dimensional for the Panthers either.
They put up 382 passing yards on Arkansas State and 340 rushing yards.
Now through two Sun Belt Games, the Red Wolves are allowing an average of 617 yards per game. That is obviously a huge concern.
They are playing a Ragin’ Cajun squad that really struggled last time out, so if Arkansas State can just play a decent game on defense, they will give themselves a good chance to win this one outright with how their offense can score.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Under is 7-3-1 in ULL last 11 games in October.
- Under is 21-8-1 in ARST last 30 games on fieldturf.
Free Week 8 NCAA Football Pick
Despite giving up a ton of points, Arkansas State’s offense has been able to torch teams this year. I like the Red Wolves to pull the outright upset with their defense making a big stop near the end.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: UNDER 67
I laid out how the Ragin’ Cajuns offense is struggling to put up points against Sun Belt teams and I think the same could happen here.
Even against a very poor defense, Arkansas State will have the home crowd behind them and it will be hard for them to play as bad as they did last week against Georgia State. Because this is a conference game, I like the under to be the play.
Week 8 Free Score Prediction: UL Lafayette 28 – Arkansas State 31
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