Saturday, October 4, 2014

Cajun Field in Lafayette

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The Georgia State Panthers (1-3) and the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-3) will both be looking to snap their three-game losing streaks when they face each other on Saturday. Louisiana Lafayette won this matchup by the score of 35-21 last year.

In their last game, Georgia State was up 14-0 at the half against Washington, but they were outscored 45-0 in the second half and lost 45-14. The Panthers only rushed for 68 yards in that loss and they turned the ball over four times.

The Panthers are currently 14th in the country running the ball with 331.5 rushing yards per game. Junior quarterback Nick Arbuckle has had an up-and-down season so far, throwing for 1,315 yards through four games with nine touchdown passes and eight interceptions. Wide receiver Lynquez Blair has caught 19 passes for 254 yards and three scores.

Louisiana Lafayette lost their third game in a row two weeks ago when they were blown out 34-9 by Boise State. Louisiana Lafayette only had 241 yards in the game while their defense gave up 262 rushing yards.

The Ragin' Cajuns have not had an easy time stopping opposing offenses this year and they've given up 36 points per game. Running back Elijah McGuire has averaged 6.5 yards per carry this year and has 241 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Terrance Broadway has 676 passing yards for Louisiana Lafayette with four touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Georgia State Panthers Betting Trends

Georgia State Panthers are 2-2-0 Against the Spread

Georgia State Panthers are 3-1-0 against the Over/Under

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Betting Trends

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns are 1-3-0 Against the Spread

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns are 2-2-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Georgia State Panthers

09/28/14 TE Joel Ruiz Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
09/28/14 RB Krysten Hammon Personal has left team
09/20/14 S LaDarion Young Neck out indefinitely
09/18/14 LB Kight Dallas Concussion out indefinitely
08/08/14 RB Gerald Howse Hand out indefinitely

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns

No injuries to report at this time

Tony's Pick: Take Georgia State

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