Louisiana vs South Alabama Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs South Alabama game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

Louisiana vs South Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1


Louisiana vs South Alabama How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 5:00 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Louisiana (2-2), South Alabama (3-1)
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Louisiana vs South Alabama Game Preview

Why South Alabama Will Win

Is Louisiana sort of mediocre now?

It lost two straight on the road to Rice and ULM with the running game getting stuffed in both and the defense getting rumbled over too easily.

Is South Alabama sort of great now?

It should’ve beaten UCLA – everything went wrong late in a 32-31 loss – and it came back to roll a not-bad Louisiana Tech last week. What’s going right?

The Jaguars are doing a nice job of controlling the clock, there aren’t enough turnovers to matter, and the run defense has been a brick wall.

Again, over the last two weeks the Ragin’ Cajun ground game hasn’t done enough, but …

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Why Louisiana Will Win

Louisiana is fine. It’s not the killer it’s been over the last few seasons, but it’s back home, the offensive line should be okay, and the takeaways need to come.

South Alabama might not give the ball away in bunches, but it turned it over twice against UCLA. Louisiana has only turned it over three times – the two last week against ULM were a killer – and the D has come up with 12 takeaways so far.

If they can force a few mistakes, and if the Jaguars can continue to have huge issues with penalties, that might all be just enough for Louisiana to slip on by. But …

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What’s Going To Happen

South Alabama is playing too well – outside of the flags.

The front should be able to hold up against the run, the offense will be balanced, and in a year when the Sun Belt is coming up with big surprises week after week, the college football world will start to pick up this might be one of the league’s stars to watch out for.

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Louisiana vs South Alabama Prediction, Line

South Alabama 30, Louisiana 24
Line: South Alabama -8.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Louisiana vs South Alabama Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5

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Louisiana vs South Alabama Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs South Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 2

Louisiana vs South Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 2


Louisiana vs South Alabama How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 2
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Louisiana (3-1), South Alabama (3-0)
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Louisiana vs South Alabama Game Preview


Why Louisiana Will Win

Nothing has actually changed.

Seriously, Louisiana wasn’t supposed to win at Texas to start the season, and being 3-1 is right.

No, the running game hasn’t been the same devastating force of the last several seasons, but Levi Lewis and the passing attack have been good enough to pick up the slack.

On the other side, the South Alabama offensive line isn’t doing much for the running game, and it has problems keeping teams out of the backfield, but …

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Why South Alabama Will Win

The Jaguar defense gets off the field in a hurry.

The pass rush has been outstanding, but it’s the ability on third downs that’s making all of the difference. No. 1 in the nation in third down D, USA is allowing teams to convert just 19% of their chances.

No one’s running on this D, with Bowling Green gaining nine yards and Alcorn State coming up with just 32. However …

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What’s Going To Happen

Louisiana’s running game isn’t like anything South Alabama has dealt with.

The Jaguars have the defensive front to keep the struggling Ragin’ Cajun ground game in check, but their offensive side won’t do enough to take advantage of the opportunities the D will create to keep this interesting.

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Louisiana vs South Alabama Prediction, Line

Louisiana 30, South Alabama 20
Line: Louisiana -12.5, o/u: 53
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

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