Saturday, November 28, 2015

Kidd Brewer Stadium

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The Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns matchup against the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The opening line for this game has Appalachian State as 20.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.

Louisiana Lafayette was led in passing last game by Brooks Haack, who finished with 283 yards through the air. He went 24 for 37 on the game, good for a 65% completion percentage. The Ragin' Cajuns were led in rushing by Elijah McGuire, who finished with 159 yards on 18 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 9 yards per carry. Jamal Robinson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 183 yards and 12 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. As a team in that game Louisiana Lafayette totaled 475 yards by way of 74 plays. They rushed the ball 36 times for a total of 190 yards on the game and the Ragin' Cajuns totaled 23 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 13 passing and 1 by penalty.

Appalachian State was led in passing last game by Taylor Lamb, who finished with 90 yards through the air. He went 8 for 15 on the game, good for a 53% completion percentage. The Mountaineers were led in rushing by Jalin Moore, who finished with 244 yards on 27 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 9 yards per carry. Shaedon Meadors was the team leader in receiving with a total of 40 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. Appalachian State totaled 511 yards by way of 73 plays. They rushed the ball 56 times for a total of 401 yards on the game and the Mountaineers totaled 29 first downs by getting 23 rushing, 5 passing and 1 by penalty.

Louisiana Lafayette is scoring 29.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 18.3 passes on 31.8 attempts for a 57.5 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 209.1 yards per game through the air as well. The Ragin' Cajuns are running for an average of 191.8 yards per game on 37.5 attempts for an average of 5.1 yards per carry. They run 69.3 plays per game and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 400.9 total yards each outing. The Ragin' Cajuns get 20.9 first downs per game and they average 69.3 penalty yards via 6.9 penalties each contest.

Louisiana Lafayette allows 235.3 passing yards per game and 31.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 15.3 completions on 31.2 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 49. The Ragin' Cajuns give up 184.7 rushing yards per contest on 40.8 carries for a 4.5 average per carry. Louisiana Lafayette allows 420 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.9 penalties for 54.1 yards per game.

Appalachian State averages 38.4 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 13.5 passes per game on 22.5 attempts for a 60 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 206.4 yards through the air per game thus far. The Mountaineers run for an average of 270.5 yards per game on 47.7 attempts for an average of 5.7 yards per carry this season. They run 70.2 plays per game and average 6.8 yards per play for an average of 476.9 total yards per game. The Mountaineers are averaging 22.1 first downs per outing and accumulate 58.4 penalty yards via 6.7 penalties each game.

Appalachian State allows an average of 185.8 passing yards and 18.5 points per contest. They give up 17.2 completions on 28.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.9 per game. The Mountaineers give up 134.7 rushing yards per game on 36.9 carries for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. Appalachian State allows 320.5 total yards per game for an average of 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and 5.8 penalties for 47.7 yards in each contest.

Louisiana Lafayette Betting Trends

Louisiana Lafayette is 6-3-1 against the over/under so far this season

Louisiana Lafayette has an ATS record of 3-6-1 this season

Appalachian State Betting Trends

Appalachian State is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Appalachian State has an ATS record of 6-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana Lafayette

11/22/15 OL Grant Horst Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Appalachian St
10/08/15 OL Mykhael Quave Shoulder out for season
09/11/15 CB Simeon Thomas Academics out indefinitely
08/13/15 WR Jared Johnson Knee out for season
08/13/15 WR Lance Pace Knee out indefinitely

Appalachian State

11/22/15 DL Alanmicheal Harkness Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
11/22/15 OL Jesse Chapman Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
11/22/15 RB Marcus Cox Undisclosed missed last game, probable Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
11/22/15 DL Tashion Singleton Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
11/13/15 TE Hunter Nunn Lower Body out for season
10/09/15 DL Antonious Sims Lower Body out for season
10/01/15 WR Jaquil Capel Lower Body expected to miss 10-12 weeks
09/02/15 DE Thomas Bronson Undisclosed out for season
08/27/15 DB Brandon Pinckney Knee out for season
08/27/15 QB Jake Easter Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Louisiana Lafayette

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