The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns look to defend their home turf in 2024 Sun Belt Championship Game as they host the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday evening. Louisiana (10-2) enters off a 37-23 win at rival Louisiana-Monroe in Week 14. Marshall (9-3) overcame a 17-0 halftime deficit at James Madison, winning in double overtime by the score of 35-33. Louisiana is 2-0 in the series, having won both matchups in 2021 and 2022. The Thundering Herd are tops in the nation with an 11-1 record against the spread, while the Ragin' Cajuns are 7-5 ATS in 2024.

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET from Cajun Field in Lafayette. The Ragin' Cajuns are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Louisiana vs. Marshall odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 58.5. Before making any Marshall vs. Louisiana picks or college football predictions, you NEED to hear what SportsLine expert Eric Cohen has to say.

Cohen, host of the weekly Early Edge College Football Picks Show on CBS Sports Network, is also a top expert posting a 62-39 (+20.23 units) on college football picks this season. Over the last two seasons, he is a combined 69-44 against the spread (+19.64 units). Anyone who has followed him is way up! 

Now, Cohen has analyzed Marshall vs. Louisiana from every angle and just locked in his picks and predictions.

Cohen knows that Marshall is 7-0 this season with Braylon Braxton as the team's starting quarterback. In those seven starts, Marshall has averaged 37 points per game. The Thundering Herd also have a dynamic playmaker on defense in EDGE Mike Green, who leads the nation in tackles for loss (21) and the Sun Belt in sacks (16).

The expert also has taken into account that both of these teams seemingly don't turn over the ball, with Louisiana having only eight and Marshall only ten giveaways all season. Ragin' Cajuns senior quarterback Chandler Fields took over for Ben Wooldridge and has directed the team to two straight wins as a starter.

Cohen is going Over on the total and he has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Louisiana vs. Marshall. He knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Marshall vs. Louisiana on Saturday? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Thundering Herd vs. Ragin' Cajuns spread to jump on, all from the football expert who is 62-39 (+2023) on his college football picks this season!