Saturday, October 31, 2015

Cajun Field

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The Louisiana Monroe Warhawks take on the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns on Saturday at Cajun Field. The opening line for this game has UL Lafayette as 9 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.5.

Louisiana Monroe was led in passing last game by Garrett Smith, who finished with 186 yards through the air. He went 19 for 37 on the game, good for a 51% completion percentage. The Warhawks were led in rushing by DeVontae McNeal, who finished with 38 yards on 7 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Marcus Green led the team in receiving. He had a total of 62 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 10 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Louisiana Monroe got a total of 15 first downs by way of 3 rushing, 9 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 60 total plays for 243 yards for the game. The Warhawks ran for 57 yards on 23 attempts.

Louisiana Lafayette was led in passing last game by Jalen Nixon, who finished with 253 yards through the air. He went 17 for 44 on the game, good for a 39% completion percentage. The Ragin' Cajuns were led in rushing by Jalen Nixon, who finished with 201 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 11 yards per carry. Elijah McGuire led the team in receiving. He had a total of 134 yards on 10 receptions for an average of 13 yards per catch in the game. Louisiana Lafayette got a total of 22 first downs by way of 10 rushing, 11 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 78 total plays for 485 yards for the game. The Ragin' Cajuns ran for 232 yards on 34 attempts.

Louisiana Monroe is scoring 20.4 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 22 passes on 38 attempts for a 57.9 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 217.1 yards per game through the air as well. The Warhawks are averaging 98.9 rushing yards per game on 30.3 attempts per contest for an average of 3.3 yards per carry. They also run 68.3 plays per contest and average 4.6 yards per play for an average of 316 yards per game. The Warhawks are averaging 17.4 first downs per game and they accumulate 68.6 penalty yards per game via 8.6 penalties.

Louisiana Monroe allows 205.4 passing yards per game and 36.6 points per contest on defense. They give up 14.4 completions on 25 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 57.7. The Warhawks give up 252.7 rushing yards per contest on 49.7 carries for a 5.1 average per carry. Louisiana Monroe gives up 458.1 total yards per game including 6.1 yards per play. They force 1.1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.7 penalties per game that total 75.4 yards as a unit.

Louisiana Lafayette averages 30.2 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 18.3 passes per game on 33 attempts for a 55.6 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 210.8 yards through the air per game thus far. The Ragin' Cajuns rush for an average of 231.3 yards per contest on 38.3 attempts for an average of 6 yards per carry for the season. They also run 71.3 plays per game and average 6.2 yards per play for a total of 442.2 yards per game. The Ragin' Cajuns get an average of 22.3 first downs per game and they average 67.3 penalty yards per game via 6.7 penalties.

Louisiana Lafayette allows an average of 204.5 passing yards and 33.2 points per contest. They give up 13.3 completions on 27.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 48.5 per game. The Ragin' Cajuns give up 208.2 rushing yards per game on 41.2 carries for an average of 5.1 yards per carry. Louisiana Lafayette gives up 412.7 total yards per game including an average of 6 per play. They create an average of 0.8 turnovers per game and 6.7 penalties for 59.5 yards each game.

Louisiana Monroe Betting Trends

Louisiana Monroe is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Louisiana Monroe has an ATS record of 2-4-1 this season

Louisiana Lafayette Betting Trends

Louisiana Lafayette is 4-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Louisiana Lafayette has an ATS record of 3-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana Monroe

10/25/15 WR Ajalen Holley Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. UL Lafayette
10/22/15 LB Cody Robinson Lower Body out indefinitely
10/08/15 S Justin Backus Dismissed dismissed from team
10/08/15 WR Tre Perrier Personal left the team
09/30/15 WR Rashon Ceaser Ankle out indefinitely
09/30/15 WR RJ Turner Undisclosed out for season
09/10/15 DL Jacob Tyson Lower Body out indefinitely
09/10/15 RB Nathan Meadors Jr. Lower Body out for season
09/05/15 TE Alec Osborne Lower Body out for season
09/05/15 Backup QB Daniel Fitzwater Lower Body out for season
09/05/15 WR Tyler Cain Lower Body out for season

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

Josh's Pick: Take Louisiana Lafayette

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