Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/30/2023

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 30, 2023

Venue:  Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ULL +11, Minnesota -11; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ULL +11, Minnesota -11; Over/Under:  48.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ULL +11, Minnesota -11; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns:  3-1 (0-1) (3rd place, Sun Belt West)

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  2-2 (1-1) (3rd place, Big Ten West)

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns:  won their last game at home against the Buffalo Bulls 45-38.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  lost their last game on the road against the Northwestern Wildcats in OT 37-34.

Louisiana Lafayette is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Buffalo 45-38. Zeon Chriss was the starting QB and he completed 22/29 passes for 249 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Dre'lyn Washington led the team in rushing yards with 103. Charles Robertson led the receivers with 58 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Jasper Williams led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Kendre' Gant, Amir McDaniel, and Tyler Guidry each led the defense in sacks with 1. Tyree Skipper and Patrick Mensah each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Minnesota is entering this game with a 2-2 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Northwestern in OT 37-34. Athan Kaliakmanis was the starting QB and he completed 14/19 passes for 153 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Darius Taylor led the team in rushing yards with 198 and 2 TDs. Daniel Jackson led the receivers with 53 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Justin Walley led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Danny Striggow and Jack Henderson each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Louisiana listed as an 11 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Louisiana is 3-1 this season and they haven't looked bad in their games so far. This will be a tough game for them being on the road against a Big Ten team but Minnesota hasn't looked great themselves lately. Minnesota is only 2-2 this season as they have lost 2 games in a row now. It started with a double digit loss on the road against UNC who has looked good this year but then in their last game they were leading by over 20 points against Northwestern, one of the worst teams in the Big Ten this season, but they blew their lead in that game and went on to lose in OT. Minnesota hasn't looked good on offense this season either so they aren't going to put up a ton of points in this game and with the way their defense played last week which is supposed to be their strength, ULL is going to move the ball on them and keep this game close in score. The best way to place a bet here is on Louisiana-Lafayette to cover the spread in this game. 

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns: 5-9 ATS in road games. 3-8 ATS off 1 or more straight overs. 0-9 ATS after scoring 37 points or more last game. 11-6 UNDER off 3 or more consecutive overs. 12-5 UNDER after a home game where both teams score 31 or more points. 7-1 UNDER after scoring 31 points or more in 4 straight games.

Minnesota Golden Gophers: 12-6 ATS after a game where they committed 1 or less turnovers. 8-4 ATS after allowing 100 or less rushing yards last game. 22-15 ATS after allowing 325 or more passing yards in their last game. 10-3 UNDER as a home favorite. 12-6 UNDER after a game where they committed 1 or less turnovers.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns:  J. Harrington (OL) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. B. Wooldridge (QB) Out indefinitely - Foot. K. McGowen (OL) out for season - Undisclosed. J. Caldwell (TE) out for season - Undisclosed. J. Peterson (LB) out for season - Illness. L. Legendre (QB) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  L. Finnessy (DL) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. Lindenberg (LB) Ques Sat - Leg. C. McDonald (DB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Tinnen (LB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Ruschmeyer (OL) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. D. Taylor (RB) Ques Sat - Leg. D. LeCaptain (LB) out for season - Undisclosed. D. Jefferies (DL) out for season - Undisclosed.

"When you finally have success, that light turns on. He worked, worked, worked so he could have a little success. But he wants more. That's half of it.” - Galen Scott on Kendre Gant and his improvement this season.

“We had players that were here that are now gone, playing at another school that should be here playing right now. Because again, NIL. We didn’t pay them. We didn’t pay them enough. That is the fact of life. And I know that we all laugh at it but that is a fact. So if we want to keep players, all these guys we have, they won’t be here next year. Just making sure everybody understands. Our fans, [the good players] won’t be here. We’ll be a Triple-A ballclub for somebody else. That is the reality and the truth of the situation.” - P.J. Fleck on NIL deals after his team’s loss against NW in their last game. 

WR Williams, Robert 

WR LeBlanc, Peter 

WR Bernard, Jacob 

TE Migl, Pearse 

TE Johnson, Neal 

QB Wooldridge, Ben 

RB Kibodi, Jacob 

WR Autman-Bell, Chris

WR Jackson, Daniel 

WR Crooms Jr., Corey 

TE Spann-Ford, Brevyn 

QB Kaliakmanis, Athan 

RB Tyler, Sean 

Passing: B. Wooldridge (508)

Rushing: J. Kibodi (311)

Receiving: H. Broussard (147)

Touchdowns: Z. Chriss (4)

Passing: A. Kaliakmanis (599)

Rushing: D. Taylor (532)

Receiving: C. Crooms Jr. (196)

Touchdowns: D. Taylor (4)

Coaches:

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns: Michael Desormeaux (3rd season)

Minnesota Golden Gophers: P.J. Fleck (7th season)