Vinny Caraturo – college football analyst for Wannamakeabet.com
Sun Belt Feature Game
Our College Football Preview game this week is between Louisiana and Marshall. Louisiana goes into Marshall in a Wednesday night matchup of the Sun Belt to kick off week seven in College Football. Both teams are 0-1 in the conference; a loss will damage any title hopes in the conference for either squad. Louisiana comes off a loss to South Alabama last week, while Marshall defeated FCS Gardner-Webb.
Louisiana is running a dual quarterback system with Chandler Fields and Ben Wooldridge. Louisiana needs to run the ball to be successful, and Marshall’s run defense is stout, giving up only 2.5 a rush this year. This game has all the makings of a defensive battle as Marshall relies on runningback Khalan Laborn who has had a stellar season so far, running for 726 yards and averaging 5.5 yards per carry and eight touchdowns.
Louisiana has a good run D of their own, giving up 3.8 a carry. Marshall '’s offensive line has given up 17 sacks, and Louisiana has gotten to the quarterback 12 times. Marshall is 17 th in the nation on defense yards per play (YPP). Louisiana is 41 st .
Prediction
The difference in special teams is evident, and the edge goes to Louisiana, and in a tight game, that could loom large. This is a tough game, and I think we are getting line value here, being Marshall beat Notre Dame earlier this year with Louisiana getting 9.5. I will put a small bet to start the week and take the points. I never leave a line in the half area, so I will buy a half to push it to +10 and take the road dog Louisiana +10.
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