The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns host the Georgia Southern Eagles on Thursday night in a matchup of Sun Belt teams trying to regain their footing. The Cajuns (4-5, 2-4) have lost consecutive games, including a 23-17 setback to Troy on Saturday, while the Eagles (5-4, 2-3) lost 38-31 South Alabama the same day. Louisiana has won four of the five meetings since Georgia Southern moved up to FBS, including a 28-20 victory in Statesboro last September.        

Kickoff in Lafayette, La. is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Ragin' Cajuns are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 62.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page.) 

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The model knows the Ragin' Cajuns have won three straight against Georgia Southern and that they are far superior on the defensive side of the ball. Georgia Southern allows 488 total yards and 31 points per game, while Louisiana yields 347 yards and 22 points. Ragin' Cajuns quarterback Ben Wooldridge has 1,468 passing yards, with 12 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. Receiver Michael Jefferson has 626 yards and five TDs, and he scored on a 48-yard pass against the Eagles last season.             

The model also has considered that the Eagles have one of the nation's best passing offenses, ranking fourth in FBS at 331 yards per game. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease is third with 2,982 yards and has surpassed 250 yards in seven of nine games. He has 20 TD passes and 13 interceptions and has been sacked just three times. Two receivers have eclipsed 600 yards, and the Eagles also can run the ball, with Jalen White leading the way with 743 yards (34th in FBS) and scoring 10 touchdowns.      

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