Louisiana-Lafayette vs Coastal Carolina Picks and Prediction – 10/19/2024

On October 19th, Michael Desormeaux and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will head to Conway, South Carolina to take on Tim Beck and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Get our free College Football Picks all season long! Louisiana comes into week 8 going on the road for the fourth time this season. The Ragin' Cajuns have a 5-1 record so far and are averaging 34.2 points per game. On defense Louisiana is giving up 22.7 points per game ranking 63rd in the country. Last week, Louisiana gets four interceptions to beat Appalachian State 34-24 Saturday night. The Cajuns proved to be the better defense, snagging five total takeaways to beat the Mountaineers. Fifth-year quarterback Ben Wooldridge led the Cajuns' offense with three total touchdowns. Wooldridge hit a long pass to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Terrance Carter for a 74-yard house call, the first Cajun touchdown of the night. The pass marks the longest throw and catch for Wooldridge and Carter. It's also the longest play for the Cajuns this season. On defense Louisiana's junior safety Tyree Skipper found himself in the right place at the right time. He snagged his second interception of the season killing the Mountaineer's drive and putting his team on the 33-yard line.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will play their fourth home game of 2024 at 4-2 following a 39-7 loss on the road at James Madison last Thursday. Alonza Barnett III had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run around a pick-6 by Lloyd Summerall III in a big second quarter and James Madison breezed to the lopsided victory over Coastal Carolina on Thursday night.

Coastal quarterback Ethan Vasko completed 5 of 18 passes for 84 yards with two interceptions for the Chanticleers against James Madison.

The Chanticleers average 33.2 points per game on offense. On defense Coastal allows 31.2 points per game so far this season and give up 200 rushing yards per game. 

Louisiana has been very good on the road so far this season. Two of the last three games played between the two teams have resulted in wins by three or less points by Coastal. Louisiana quarterback Wooldridge has better numbers and is a dual threat option for the Ragin' Cajuns and Louisiana has a tough defense to keep the game close in this matchup. Louisiana will cover the spread and do enough to win. Final Score Prediction, Louisiana wins 28-24.