This could be one of the most exciting matchups of the week between The Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns and the Marshall Thundering Herd. Continue reading below to get our best Louisiana vs. Marshall betting.
Both of these teams will be coming into this one playing some below-average football to start the year, but as we all know, with Marshall, this team has a legitimate chance of being very good this season.
They’ve taken down some tough opponents, including Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and have losses to a Bowling Green team by only 3 points at the beginning of the year.
Louisiana Lafayette will be coming into this one playing some below-average football this season, but similar to them, they’ve managed to compete in nearly every game they have played so far.
Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Matchup Info
- Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
- Date and Time: Wednesday, October 12, 7:30 PM
- How to Watch: NBC
Marshall Thundering Herd
The recent games for this Marshall Thundering Herd team are something that we’re going to be thinking about with this Marshall game today.
They have a win over Gardner-Webb in their most recent game, as they were able to score 20 points behind Khalan Laborn, who had 191 rushing yards.
Marshall’s Defense
The one thing that we’re going to be watching out here with the Marshall Thundering Herd is their defense.
They’ve been exceptional on that side of the football and only have one game this season where they’ve given up more than 21 points.
If this defense continues to come out and does what they’ve done throughout the entire year, it’s going to be a long game for Louisiana Lafayette.
Key Injuries
At the moment, the Marshall Thundering Herd doesn’t have any players on their injury report that seem to be significant.
That will get updated as we get closer to Wednesday, but for the moment, it looks like that’s going to be okay.
Betting Trends to Know
The Marshall Thundering Herd has some interesting betting trends coming into this game. When looking at them, this is something that we’re going to be thinking about with our Louisiana vs. Marshall betting.
They will be coming into this one posting two wins against the spread this season and are 1-2 against the spread as a 7.5-point favorite or more this season.
Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns are an interesting team. This team has found plenty of success throughout the past decade, but the season that they’re having so far is certainly something that they’re not hoping for.
They just lost to South Alabama 20-17, and their inability to get much done on the offensive side of the football was the reason for this loss.
They finished with only 276 total yards, and that’s not a recipe for success if they want to beat this Marshall football team.
Defensive Side of Football
As we’ve previously noted, Marshall is going to do everything it can on the defensive side of the football, so it’s going to be interesting to see how the Ragin Cajuns come out and figure that out.
If Louisiana Lafayette is going to win this game, the offense is going to have to get going. There’s surely no other way around it for this team.
They can’t come out and only score 17 points because Marshall is going to make that 13 or 14 points due to how good their defense is.
Key Injuries
Similar to Marshall, The Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns don’t have any players on their injury report at the moment that are significant that we didn’t know about already.
They might update that as the day gets closer, but for now, it looks like a clean slate.
Betting Trends to Know
When looking at the Louisiana team stats, it’s interesting to see some of their betting trends this season. They’re currently 3-2 against the spread, and they have covered every time that they were 7.5 points or greater underdog this season.
Louisiana vs. Marshall Odds Breakdown
The current odds coming into this game are going to see Marshall coming in as a 7.5-point favorite. They will be coming in at -320 on the money line, and Louisiana Lafayette will be coming in at + 249. The over/under is going to be slotted at 47.5.
Louisiana Lafayette vs. Marshall Betting Picks
Moneyline
The best money line bet would likely be putting some money on Louisiana to win this game because of how high the money line is for Marshall. This means if Louisiana Lafayette won the game, you would win the bet.
Over/Under
The over/under here is going to be all focused on the under because Louisiana Lafayette has a difficult time scoring the football.
Spread
The best spread bet in this game is going to be taking Marshall -7.5 because this team can come out and get stops at an elite level, and that’s something to think about in this game.
Louisiana Lafayette vs. Marshall Score Prediction
We are finally here with our Louisiana vs. Marshall betting. The best pick is going to be taking the Marshall Thundering Herd to win this game by 7.5 points.
The reason we liked Marshall in this game is that if they can come out and continue doing what they’ve done on the defensive side of the football, they should find plenty of success. It’s going to be an interesting game for them because they also have had their struggles on offense.
They also scored 26 points against Notre Dame, and if they can replicate what they were able to do on the offensive side of the football against a defense like Notre Dame, compared to Louisiana Lafayette, we should be in a great position in this game.
Who to Bet On?
Let’s take the Thundering Herd to cover the 7.5 spread and also sprinkle a bit of money on the under in this game.
NCAAF Pick: Marshall -9.5 (-110)
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