Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe 9/24/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 09/23/2022 at 9:08 PM ET

While Louisiana has been a bowl team in recent years, it has not always had an easy time with its in-state rival, Louisiana-Monroe. Louisiana has won the last four games against Louisiana-Monroe, but three of those games were decided by five or fewer points. The Ragin Cajuns are 12-2 against Monroe since 2008, but some of those games have been very close.

It's hard to gauge where the Warkhawks are this season with its 1-2 record. The Warhawks were blown out by Alabama and Texas and beat Nichols soundly in between.

Louisiana is 2-1, losing to Rice last weekend, which ended a 15-game winning streak. Louisiana is still trying to find itself offensively. Chandler Fields is the starting quarterback, passing for 352 yards, six touchdowns, and one interception, but has had trouble moving the offense at times. Ben Woodridge has passed for 313 yards and is getting a lot of playing time. Chris Smith has rushed for 116 yards to lead the running game.

Louisiana's pass defense has been strong, with eight interceptions and one pick-six over three games. The defense also had eight sacks.

The Warhawks of Monroe are in ESPN's bottom 10 after a slow start this year, four wins last year and no wins in 2020. But even with getting blown out by Alabama and Texas, Monroe is still averaging 171 yards passing and 112 rushing. Chandler Rogers has passed for 457 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. He has also run for 200 yards and one touchdown. Defensive back Tristen Diggers has three of the team's four interceptions.

The Ragin Cajuns are coming off of a loss and are now one upset team. Look for the Warhawks, who have traditionally played the Louisiana team hard to get a good run in the game here. That type of run is the one that will keep the Louisiana offense and defense in stitches and keep the Ragin Cajuns from covering the spread. Final Score Prediction, Louisiana Ragin Cajuns win but fail to cover 35-27.

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