Who's Playing

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ Arkansas State Red Wolves

Current Records: Louisiana 5-3, Arkansas State 4-4

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 3 p.m. ET
  • Where: Centennial Bank Stadium -- Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $10.00

What to Know

Arkansas State will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-field advantage. The Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will face off in a Sun Belt West battle at 3:00 p.m. ET at Centennial Bank Stadium. Both teams worked hard to overcome the odds in their previous battles and are surely both feeling confident heading into this clash.

Arkansas State was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against UL Monroe by a score of 34-24.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arkansas State to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zak Wallace, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Jaylen Raynor was another key contributor, throwing for 298 yards and a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Louisiana beat South Alabama 33-20 on Saturday.

Louisiana relied on the efforts of Zeon Chriss, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and Jacob Kibodi, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. Kibodi was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards.

Louisiana's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. South Alabama's QB won't forget Cameron Whitfield anytime soon given Whitfield sacked him five times.

Their wins bumped Arkansas State to 4-4 and Louisiana to 5-3.

Not only did both teams in this Saturday's matchup win their last matches, they also took care of their bettors and covered the spread. Looking ahead, Louisiana is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by seven points. This contest will be Arkansas State's sixth straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 3-2 against the spread).

Arkansas State suffered a grim 38-18 defeat to Louisiana when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Will Arkansas State have more luck at home instead of on the road?

Odds

Louisiana is a solid 7-point favorite against Arkansas State, according to the latest college football odds.

Bettors have moved against the Ragin' Cajuns slightly, as the game opened with the Ragin' Cajuns as a 8.5-point favorite.


The over/under is set at 60 points.

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Series History

Louisiana has won 6 out of their last 8 games against Arkansas State.

  • Oct 22, 2022 - Louisiana 38 vs. Arkansas State 18
  • Oct 21, 2021 - Louisiana 28 vs. Arkansas State 27
  • Nov 07, 2020 - Louisiana 27 vs. Arkansas State 20
  • Oct 17, 2019 - Louisiana 37 vs. Arkansas State 20
  • Oct 27, 2018 - Louisiana 47 vs. Arkansas State 43
  • Oct 19, 2017 - Arkansas State 47 vs. Louisiana 3
  • Nov 26, 2016 - Louisiana 24 vs. Arkansas State 19
  • Oct 20, 2015 - Arkansas State 37 vs. Louisiana 27

Injury Report for Arkansas State

  • Emmanual Stevenson: Out for the Season (Lower Leg)

Injury Report for Louisiana

  • Kaleb Carter: out (Knee)
  • Pearse Migl: probable (Undisclosed)
  • Ben Wooldridge: out (Foot)
  • Lance LeGendre: suspension (Suspension)
  • King McGowen: Out for the Season (Undisclosed)
  • Caleb Anderson: out (Ankle)
  • Ja'Marian Peterson: Out for the Season (Illness)
  • Jathan Caldwell: Out for the Season (Undisclosed)