Appalachian State Mountaineers @ Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns | Week 14 Game Preview
When: Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 3:30PM ET.
Where: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA.
How: ESPN.
Spread: Appalachian State -3.
Total: 53.
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook
Mountaineers Spotlight
The Appalachian State Mountaineers have been on a nice winning streak, compiling six straight wins since their last lost came to the Ragin’ Cajuns in November. Since then, they have an average victory of 25.4 points per game in those wins. The Mountaineers are led by Senior QB Chase Brice who has thrown for 22 touchdowns on the season. They also come into this matchup with the best run defense in the league, where opponents are only averaging 109.4 yards on the ground this year.
Ragin’ Cajuns Spotlight
The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns come into this match up with 11 straight victories, and hold the number one rushing spot in the Sun Belt conference, averaging 190.9 yards per game. Although the Ragin’ Cajuns have never won the Sun Belt championship, this will be the third matchup between these two teams for the Sun Belt conference championship that was established in 2018. The Ragin’ Cajuns are led by dual threat senior quarterback Levi Lewis, who only has four turnovers this season, and a powerhouse trio of Running backs in Chris Smith, M. Johnson, and E. Bailey. These teams played each other on November 12th with Cajuns rolling the mountaineers 41-13. Compiling up to 244 yards rushing, while passing for 209 yards through the air.
Final Say
The Ragin’ Cajuns and the Mountaineers meet for the third time in the Sun Belt conference championship. The Cajuns top-ranked rush offense against the top-ranked run defense of the Mountaineers surely will be a classic battle in the trenches.
The Cajuns are looking to send their leader on to greener pastures and continue the winning style of Coach Billy Napier, who will be heading to the swamp to take over duties at University of Florida. Look for this team to be focused and come out hungry as this Cajun team will run the ball with success and will be too much for the Mountaineers to handle. I will gladly take the 3-points here in a close grind it out game.
Final score :
Cajuns 23-19
Pick: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns +3
