Arkansas State Red Wolves vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 10/30/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021

Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, AL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Jaguars (-10)

Total/Over-Under: 68.5

The South Alabama Jaguars (4-3) will compete against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-6) at Hancock Whitney Stadium on Saturday. South Alabama opens this contest as 10-point favorites. The total is set at 68.5.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves come into this matchup with a record of 1-6 this season. In their last matchup, the Red Wolves stepped onto the field against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and took a loss by a score of 28-27. Lincoln Pare led the offense in rushing for the Red Wolves with 11 carries for 52 yards (4.7 yards per attempt). Layne Hatcher connected on 16/31 with 300 yds passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 164.8 and finished the contest with no interceptions. In the running game, the Red Wolves gave up 424 yards on 53 tries, which is an average of 8.0 yards per rush allowed. Arkansas State conceded 11 completions on 20 attempts for 122 yards, and a completion rate of 55.0%. In all, they ran 66 plays which gave them a total of 413 yards. The Arkansas State Red Wolves ended up running the ball 35 times and totaled 113 yds, which is an average of 3.2 yds per carry.

The Red Wolves have earned 3,042 total yards this season. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Arkansas State has earned 20 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the ball over 11 times. Arkansas State has accrued 166 first downs, and they have been hurt by 42 penalties for 340 yards. As a team they maintain an average of 86.0 yards in the run game which has them sitting 126th in the nation. Concerning putting points on the board, the Arkansas State Red Wolves have an average of 29.6 points per outing.

The Red Wolves are sitting in 141st in the country when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 44.0 PPG. The opposition is running for an average of 7.2 yards per running attempt and 290.6 yards on the ground per game for the campaign. Over the course of this season, they have conceded 2,034 yards on the ground through 7 outings. In terms of yards via the pass, the Red Wolves have conceded 2,016 yards which puts them in 126th in Division 1. They have allowed 288.0 yards per outing through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 60.5%. For the season, they are allowing 578.6 yards/game which puts them 142nd in Division 1. They have granted 18 touchdowns via the pass and 22 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Jaguars head into this game 4-3 for this season. In their last game, the Jaguars took a defeat with a final score of 41-31 when they played the UL Monroe Warhawks. Jake Bentley (4 TDs) walked away from the game with 320 yds on 30/41 through the air while his quarterback rating was 161.2. He threw 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.8. Terrion Avery ran the ball 14 times for 87 yds, finishing the game with 6.2 yards per attempt for South Alabama. The Jaguars finished with 409 yds and they ran 73 plays (5.6 yds per play). South Alabama ran for 2.8 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 89 yds on 32 attempts. South Alabama allowed 38 attempts on the ground for 186 yards (4.9 yards per rush). The Jaguars secondary gave up a completion percentage of 71.4%, surrendering 369 yds on 25 for 35 through the air.

When it comes to their scoring prowess, the Jaguars sit 67th in the country with 28.9 PPG. For the season thus far, the Jaguars have thrown for a total of 1,841 yards via the pass not to mention holding an average of 263.0 throwing yards per outing, putting them at 40th in college football. The South Alabama Jaguars average 392.3 yards per contest, ranking them 75th in the nation. The South Alabama offense has racked up 407 penalty yards on 41 violations, which is 86th in college football in terms of giving up free yards.

The Jaguars are relinquishing 22.1 points per game, which puts them 56th in the nation. South Alabama has conceded a total of 912 yards on the ground (130.3 yards per outing) and 9 touchdowns on the ground on the year. Overall, they have allowed 155 points in total. They have conceded 8 touchdowns from the passing game and 204.6 yards/outing, which puts them in 52nd in college football. The Jaguars defense has been on the field for 461 plays, which has them sitting 45th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's Red Wolves/Jaguars college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Red Wolves +10

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