September 5, 2015

Commonwealth Stadium

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The Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns face the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium. Louisiana Lafayette is coming off a 9-4 year while Kentucky finished last season with a 5-7 record. The opening line for this game has Kentucky as 15.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 61. The Ragin' Cajuns had an ATS record of 7-5 last year, which meant they covered the spread 58% of the time. Their over/under record was 6-7. The Wildcats covered the spread 58% of the time, finishing the campaign with an ATS record of 7-5. Their over/under record was 8-4.

Louisiana Lafayette averaged 29.5 points last season on offense. In the air, they attempted 28.5 passes per game and completed 18.3 of them for a 64.3 percent completion percentage. They averaged 191.5 yards and 1.2 touchdowns per game through the air as well. The Ragin' Cajuns rushed for an average of 225.9 yards per contest on 42.2 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. This equated to 2.4 touchdowns per game on the ground. They ran 70.6 plays per game and averaged 5.9 yards per play for a total of 417.4 yards per game. The Ragin' Cajuns averaged 21.8 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 1.1 times per game. They averaged 40.7 penalty yards per game via 5 penalties.

Louisiana Lafayette allowed 263.6 passing yards per game and 26 points per contest on defense. They gave up 22.2 completions on 34.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.The Ragin' Cajuns allowed 142.2 rushing yards to their opponents on 35 carries for a 4.1 average. They allowed 1.6 touchdowns on the ground as well.Louisiana Lafayette gave up 405.8 total yards per game last year including 5.9 per play. They forced 1.3 turnovers and 4.6 penalties for 35.8 yards as a unit.

Kentucky averaged 29.2 points last season on offense. In the air, they attempted 33.8 passes per game and completed 19 of them for a 56.3 percent completion percentage. They averaged 231.2 yards and 1.2 touchdowns per game through the air as well. The Wildcats rushed for an average of 153.2 yards per contest on 37 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. This equated to 1.8 touchdowns per game on the ground. They ran 70.8 plays per game and averaged 5.4 yards per play for a total of 384.3 yards per game. The Wildcats averaged 19.3 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 1.3 times per game. They averaged 50.3 penalty yards per game via 5.5 penalties.

Kentucky allowed 215.8 passing yards per game and 31.3 points per contest on defense. They gave up 18.1 completions on 31.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.6.The Wildcats allowed 191.2 rushing yards to their opponents on 42.6 carries for a 4.5 average. They allowed 1.7 touchdowns on the ground as well.Kentucky gave up 406.9 total yards per game last year including 5.5 per play. They forced 1.9 turnovers and 4.8 penalties for 41.6 yards as a unit.

Louisiana Lafayette Betting Trends

Louisiana Lafayette was 6-7 against the over/under last season

Louisiana Lafayette had an ATS record of 7-5 last season

Kentucky Betting Trends

Kentucky was 8-4 against the over/under last season

Kentucky had an ATS record of 7-5 last season

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana Lafayette

08/26/15 RB Effrem Reed Shin doubtful Saturday vs. Kentucky
08/13/15 WR Jared Johnson Knee out for season
08/13/15 WR Lance Pace Knee out indefinitely

Kentucky

08/28/15 LB Ryan Flannigan Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
08/25/15 LB Dorian Hendrix Personal left the team
08/25/15 DB Jaleel Hytchye Personal left the team
08/25/15 OL Josh Krok Personal left the team
08/25/15 LB Kobie Walker Ankle expected to miss 2 games
08/25/15 OL Nick Richardson Personal left the team
08/25/15 WR Rashad Cunningham Personal left the team
08/25/15 3rd QB Reese Phillips Achilles "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
08/13/15 LB Jason Hatcher Suspension expected to miss 2 games

Guy's Pick: Take Kentucky

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