Thursday, November 12, 2015

Ladd Peebles Stadium

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The Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns face the South Alabama Jaguars on Thursday at Ladd Peebles Stadium. The opening line for this game has UL Lafayette as 1.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 62.

Brooks Haack finished his last game with 162 yards through the air for Louisiana Lafayette. He completed 18 passes out of 25 attempts for a 72% completion percentage. The Ragin' Cajuns were led in rushing by Elijah McGuire, who finished with 73 yards on 21 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. Al Riles led the team in receiving. He had a total of 103 yards on 8 receptions for an average of 13 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Louisiana Lafayette had 307 total yards on 68 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 9 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 19 first downs on the game. The Ragin' Cajuns rushed for 145 yards by way of 41 carries.

Cody Clements finished his last game with 114 yards through the air for South Alabama. He completed 11 passes out of 19 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. The Jaguars were led in rushing by Xavier Johnson, who finished with 148 yards on 9 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 16 yards per carry. Gerald Everett led the team in receiving. He had a total of 34 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 11 yards per catch in the game. South Alabama had 400 total yards on 64 plays. They gained 13 rushing first downs, 6 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 19 first downs on the game. The Jaguars rushed for 286 yards by way of 45 carries.

Louisiana Lafayette is scoring 29.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 17.1 passes on 30.8 attempts for a 55.7 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 192 yards per game through the air as well. The Ragin' Cajuns are averaging 210.6 rushing yards per game on 39.4 attempts per contest for an average of 5.3 yards per carry. They are also running 70.1 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 402.6 yards per contest. The Ragin' Cajuns manage 21 first downs per contest and they average a total of 69.6 penalty yards on 6.9 penalties.

Louisiana Lafayette allows 225.5 passing yards per game and 30.5 points per contest on defense. They give up 14.9 completions on 29.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 49.8. The Ragin' Cajuns allow an average of 175.4 rushing yards per game on 38.8 carries for a 4.5 average. Louisiana Lafayette allows 400.9 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.1 penalties for 56.5 yards per game.

South Alabama averages 26.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 16.3 passes per game on 30.1 attempts for a 53.9 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 221 yards through the air per game thus far. The Jaguars rush for an average of 159.5 yards per contest on 37.9 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry for the season. They also run 68 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 380.5 yards in each contest. The Jaguars are gaining 17.8 first downs per contest and they average 59.3 penalty yards on 6.9 penalties per game.

South Alabama allows an average of 192.9 passing yards and 38.6 points per contest. They give up 17 completions on 28.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.1 per game. The Jaguars allow an average of 218.3 rushing yards per game on 42.9 carries for an average of 5.1 yards per carry. South Alabama allows 411.1 total yards per game for an average of 5.7 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and 6 penalties for 59.9 yards in each contest.

Louisiana Lafayette Betting Trends

Louisiana Lafayette is 5-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Louisiana Lafayette has an ATS record of 3-4-1 this season

South Alabama Betting Trends

South Alabama is 6-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

South Alabama has an ATS record of 2-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana Lafayette

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

South Alabama

09/29/15 DE Jimmie Gipson Undisclosed out for season
09/04/15 FS Antonio Carter Foot expected to miss 4-5 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take South Alabama

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