Saturday, September 27, 2014

JordanHare Stadium in Auburn

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Louisiana Tech (2-2) finds themselves in another tough situation Saturday, playing a top 5 team for the second time in five games. The Bulldogs fell 48-16 to #4 Oklahoma to start the season and are roughly five TD underdogs to repeat that fate against #5 Auburn (3-0). The Tigers had a tough go of it against #20 Kansas State last Thursday but were able to prevail 20-14 in Manhattan. Auburn must avoid looking ahead to next week’s game against #17 LSU and take care of business in this spot first.

The Bulldogs have allowed 141.8 YPG rushing this year, which puts them near the middle of the pack for the FBS. Unfortunately, they've been a sieve in the red zone giving up 12 rushing TD's already this year, 4th worst in the nation. On offense QB Cody Sokol regressed horribly last week in a 30-27 loss to Northwestern State in which the senior threw 3 INT a week after throwing 5 TD against North Texas. A visit with the Auburn defense isn't exactly a great remedy for a QB with shaky confidence considering the Tiger secondary has allowed only 3 TD while intercepting 6 passes through 3 games.

Auburn's potent rushing attack was somewhat stymied last Thursday against Kansas State considering they ran for 128 yards but took 45 carries to do so (2.8 YPC). Either way they earned a tough road victory and are expected to do so again with ease Saturday versus the Bulldogs before a brutal six-game stretch against #17 LSU, #14 Mississippi State, #13 South Carolina, #10 Ole Miss, #6 Texas A&M, and #12 Georgia. The Tigers will want to get up early, and stay healthy for the taxing SEC season.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Betting Trends

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are 3-1-0 Against the Spread

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are 3-0-0 against the Over/Under

Auburn Tigers Betting Trends

Auburn Tigers are 2-1-0 Against the Spread

Auburn Tigers are 2-1-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

09/16/14 DL Malcolm Pichon Suspension out indefinitely

Auburn Tigers

09/22/14 DB Jermaine Whitehead Suspension out indefinitely
09/22/14 WR Sammie Coates Knee probable Saturday vs. Louisiana Tech
08/29/14 FB Gage Batten Knee out indefinitely
08/29/14 FB Patrick Young Knee out for season
08/02/14 OL Alex Kozan Back out for season
08/02/14 DL Carl Lawson Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Auburn

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