Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 12/4/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Location: Cajun Field in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Ragin' Cajuns (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 53

The Appalachian State Mountaineers (10-2) are headed to Cajun Field on Tuesday where they will compete against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (11-1). Louisiana opens this matchup as 3-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 53.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers step onto the field holding a record of 10-2 for this season. In their last game, the Mountaineers faced the Georgia Southern Eagles and earned the victory with a final of 27-3. Chase Brice went 12/24 with 235 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 159.8 and ended the contest with no picks. Nate Noel led the offense in rushing for the Mountaineers with 9 attempts for 21 yards (2.3 yards per carry). For the game, they tallied 55 plays which gave them 329 yds. The Appalachian State Mountaineers ended up running the ball 31 times and recorded 94 yds, which is an average of 3.0 yards per attempt. When it came to stopping the run, the Mountaineers conceded 87 yds on 46 attempts, which calculates to 1.9 yds per run allowed. Appalachian State relinquished 11 pass completions on 24 attempts for a total of 107 yards, and a completion percentage of 45.8%.

In terms of getting in the endzone, the Appalachian State Mountaineers have an average of 35.8 PPG. As a team they're averaging 189.0 yards on the ground which ranks them 38th in the country. The Mountaineers have earned 5,280 total yards for the season. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Appalachian State has compiled 24 touchdowns via the pass and 24 rushing touchdowns. Appalachian State has recorded 276 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 72 penalties for 664 yds. They have surrendered the ball 22 times.

When talking about passing yardage, the Mountaineers have given up 2,476 yards which has them ranked 44th in the nation. They are giving up 206.3 yards per game through the air and conceding a completion percentage of 55.8%. During this campaign, they have surrendered 319.6 yards/game which has them ranked 27th in the nation. They have yielded 11 touchdowns by air as well as 14 touchdowns running the ball. They are allowing an average of 3.3 yards per rush on the ground and 113.3 rushing yards per contest for the season. During the season, they have given up 1,360 rushing yards through 12 games. The Mountaineers are sitting in 26th in Division 1 when it comes to team defense, conceding 18.9 points per game.

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The Ragin' Cajuns come into this game with a record of 11-1 this year. For their last game, the Ragin' Cajuns got the win with a final of 21-16 when they faced the UL Monroe Warhawks. Emani Bailey carried the football 13 times for 61 yards, walking away from the game with 4.7 yards per attempt for Louisiana. Levi Lewis finished the game with 163 yds on 13/22 through the air while his quarterback rating was 121.3. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per attempt was 7.4. Louisiana gave up 40 attempts on the ground for 164 yds (4.1 yards per carry). The Ragin' Cajuns secondary allowed a completion rate of 47.1%, relinquishing 161 yards on 16 for 34 passing. The Ragin' Cajuns finished the game with 383 yards and they ran 61 plays (6.3 yards per play). Louisiana ran for 4.5 yards per tote, totaling 166 yds on 37 attempts.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns have an average of 406.7 yards per contest, which is good for 63rd in the nation. The Louisiana offense has 581 penalty yards on 62 infractions, which has them sitting 100th in Division 1 in terms of hurting your team. During this campaign thus far, the Ragin' Cajuns have thrown for a total of 2,572 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 214.3 passing yards per outing, which ranks 87th in Division 1. When discussing how much they score, the Ragin' Cajuns rank 46th in D-1 scoring 31.3 points per game.

Louisiana has conceded a total of 1,724 rushing yards (143.7 yards/game) in addition to 12 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the year. They have surrendered 16 touchdowns through the air and 206.0 yards per outing, which has them sitting 42nd in college football. The Ragin' Cajuns defense has taken part in 815 plays, ranking them 77th in the country. The Ragin' Cajuns are allowing 18.5 PPG, which has them ranked 25th in college football. Overall, they have relinquished 222 total points.

Who will win tonight's Mountaineers/Ragin' Cajuns college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Ragin' Cajuns +3

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