Jackson State at Louisiana-Monroe 9/18/2021 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/17/2021 at 6:02 PM ET

The Jackson State Tigers visit Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana on Saturday to play the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. Jackson State improved to 2-0 following a 38-16 victory over Tennessee State on Saturday. The Tigers were led by quarterback Shedeur Sanders who passed for 362 yards and three touchdowns. Peytton Pickett rushed for 55 yards and one touchdown, while wide receiver Trevonte Rucker had 72 yards receiving.

Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders has passed for 583 yards with three touchdowns. The leading rusher for Jackson State is Peytton Pickett with 134 yards, while the second leading rusher is Santee Marshall with 66 yards. The leading receiver is Trevonte Rucker with 155 yards and Joshua Lanier is second with 99 yards receiving.

Louisiana-Monroe is 0-1 following a 45-10 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. The Warhawks were held to just 87 yards of total offense by the Kentucky defense. Louisiana-Monroe gave up 564 yards of total offense to Kentucky in the loss. The score would have been far worse, but the Warhawks forced Kentucky into three turnovers that stopped three more potential scoring drives for the Wildcats.

Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Rhett Rodriguez has passed for 56 yards and has been sacked four times. The leading rusher for the Warhawks is Chandler Rogers with 11 yards. Jeremiah Knight is the leading receiver for Louisiana-Monroe with 58 yards but the next leading receiver is Will Derrick with just nine yards.

Jackson State is coming off a big victory over Tennessee State in which the Tigers scored 38 points and will be going up against a very weak Louisiana-Monroe defense that gave up 45 points and 564 yards of total offense to Kentucky. The Warhawks have failed to cover the number in eight of the last 11 and managed just 87 yards of total offense against the Wildcats. Final Score Prediction, Jackson State Tigers win and cover ATS 25-19.

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