Arkansas State at Louisiana
LAFAYETTE (Interstat) — Arkansas State will visit Louisiana in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium. The Red Wolves enter 2-2, while the Ragin’ Cajuns are 3-1.
Arkansas State has won two of four games, most recently beating Kennesaw State 17-14. In that win, Trey Owens completed 24 of 31 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown and ran five times for 26 yards and another score. Solomon Baggett ran 13 times for 63 yards and caught three passes for 21 yards, and James Lee added five carries for 27 yards.
Owens, the quarterback to watch for Arkansas State, also threw for 133 yards on 11-of-24 passing and ran for 58 yards in a loss at Texas Christian. Over his past two games, Owens has passed for 377 yards and rushed for 84 yards. Earlier this season, Arkansas State lost at Memphis and beat West Georgia.
Louisiana, the home team, has won two straight since a loss at Southern California. The Ragin’ Cajuns beat Charlotte 34-7 in their most recent game. Lunch Winfield completed 19 of 26 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown, ran 13 times for 28 yards and scored again, while Daniel Beale completed one pass for 10 yards and ran once for 5 yards. Ja’Corian Norris returned a kickoff 17 yards and ran once for 4 yards.
Winfield, the quarterback to watch for Louisiana, has passed for 508 yards and rushed for 208 yards over his past four games. Against UAB, he completed 15 of 20 passes for 110 yards and ran 19 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He was 4 of 4 for 60 yards and ran twice for 5 yards at Southern California, and he completed 15 of 21 passes for 189 yards and ran eight times for 84 yards with a touchdown against Lamar.
Louisiana opened with a 38-7 win over Lamar, fell 49-30 at Southern California, then beat UAB 21-14 before topping Charlotte.
Arkansas State’s other results this season include a 42-24 loss at Memphis, a 52-7 win over West Georgia and a 31-7 loss at Texas Christian.
Looking ahead, Arkansas State next hosts South Alabama and later has games against Southern Mississippi, Georgia State, Louisiana-Monroe, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana Tech and Troy. Louisiana next visits Louisiana Tech and also has matchups with Troy, Southern Mississippi, South Alabama, Louisiana-Monroe, Coastal Carolina and Georgia State ahead.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Louisiana 41, Arkansas State 29. Arkansas State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +6.5. The over/under for this game is 47.5.