Louisiana vs Coastal Carolina Prediction College Football Picks 10/19/24

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers meet Saturday in college football action from Brooks Stadium. Here’s a Louisiana vs Coastal Carolina prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Louisiana vs Coastal Carolina pick. We will examine:

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns recent form and player performance

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Recent betting trends in games played between Louisiana and Coastal Carolina

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Louisiana vs Coastal Carolina game

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Betting Preview

The Cajuns opened up the year with a couple of wins, taking out Grambling State 40-10 and Kennesaw State 34-10. After a 41-33 loss to Tulane, Louisiana got back to their winning ways against Wake Forest 41-38 and Southern Miss 23-13.

Last weekend versus Appalachian State, Louisiana scored 14 points in both the second and fourth quarters during a 34-24 win. Been Woolridge threw for 198 yards, two scores and an interception. Leading receiver Terrance Carter caught four balls for 107 yards and a TD.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Betting Preview

Over on the Coastal Carolina side, they started out the year 3-0 with wins over Jacksonville State 55-27, William & Mary 40-21 and Temple 28-20. The Chanticleers would then fall to Virginia 43-24 before a win over Old Dominion 45-37 to kick off October.

Last Thursday in their latest outing versus James Madison, the Chanticleers fell back into the loss column. Coastal Carolina gave up 22 points in the second quarter alone during a 39-7 blowout. QB Ethan Vasko finished with 5-of-18 for 84 yards, one score and two interceptions.

Why the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will win

• Coastal Carolina has won four of its last five October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Coastal Carolina has covered the spread in seven of its last eight October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Louisiana has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five October games as a road favorite.

Why the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will win

• Louisiana has won eight of its last nine October road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has covered the spread in four of Coastal Carolina’s last five games.
• Coastal Carolina has failed to cover the spread in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked teams.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Louisiana’s last five games in October have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Each of Coastal Carolina’s last four games at Brooks Stadium have gone OVER the total points line.

Louisiana vs Coastal Carolina Prediction

I’m going to stay with Louisiana. Last weekend the Cajuns had their ups and downs against Applachian State, but everything worked out. Louisiana had four takeaways on defense and gave up 391 total yards (236 passing). On the other side the Cajuns gained a tepid 364 yards (198 passing) and 19 first downs in a reasonable all-around effort.

As for Coastal Carolina, they ran into a good James Madison team in their last outing and things didn’t go very well. The Chanticleers coughed up 421 yards—which included a whopping 222 rushing yards—while only gaining 181 (79 rushing) themselves. I like the Chanticleers to look a little better statistically here but I don’t think they’ll end up covering.