Louisiana-Lafayette at Marshall 10/12/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/09/2022 at 7:54 PM ET

Louisiana-Lafayette at Marshall 10/12/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns visit Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia on Wednesday to play the Marshall Thundering Herd Louisiana is 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Sun Belt Conference following its 20-17 loss to the South Alabama Jaguars a week ago this past Saturday. Louisiana was held to 274 yards of total offense and turned the ball over three times, while allowing South Alabama 361 yards of total offense.

Quarterback Chandler Fields has passed for 600 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher for Louisiana is Chris Smith with 264 yards and two touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Michael Jefferson with 280 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker KC Ossai is the leading tackler with 32. Louisiana has 11 quarterback sacks and 10 interceptions.

Marshall is 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the Sun Belt Conference and is coming off a 28-7 victory over the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. Marshall gained 421 yards of total offense and held Gardner-Webb to just 143 yards of total offense and forced the Bulldogs into four turnovers. Marshall quarterback Henry Colombi passed for 138 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and running back Khalan Laborn rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns.

Marshall quarterback Henry Colombi has passed for 875 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is Khalan Laborn with 731 yards and eight touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Corey Gammage with 196 yards and three touchdowns and receptions. On defense, linebacker Abraham Beauplan is the leading tackler for Marshall with 34. Marshall has 12 quarterback sacks and eight interceptions.

Marshall will host a struggling Louisiana side and the Thundering Herd has one of college football's strongest defenses, allowing just 16.2 points per game and are scoring 13.2 points more per game with an average of 29.4 points per game. Louisiana has failed to cover the spread in seven of the last 10 played on the road and the Ragin’ Cajuns’ offense has scored an average of only 17 points per game over the last two games. Final Score Prediction, Marshall Thundering Herd wins and covers ATS 28-17.

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