| MATCHUP | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | James Madison Dukes |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 2-4 | 5-1 |
| Where | Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA | |
| When | Saturday, October 11, 2025 | |
| Time | 12:00 PM EDT | |
| TV | ESPN2 | |
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and the James Madison Dukes meet in week 7 college football action from Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns vs. James Madison Dukes prediction.
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Recap
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns come into this game looking to build on their 54-51 win over Marshall last time out to improve to 2-3 this season. After this game, Louisiana will head home for a game against Southern Miss.
Ragin’ Cajuns Snap Two-Game Skid
Daniel Beale has thrown for 395 yards, a touchdown and 4 interceptions on 50% passing while Zylan Perry leads the Cajuns with 411 rushing yards and 5 TDs and Bill Davis has 314 rushing yards and 3 TDs as well on the year. Shelton Sampson Jr. has a team-high 150 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Jaden Dugger has a team-high 40 total tackles while the Louisiana defense as a whole has combined for 9 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.
James Madison Recap
The James Madison Dukes come into this game looking to add on to their 14-7 win over Georgia State last time out to sit at 4-1 this season. After this game, James Madison will take on Old Dominion at home.
Dukes Win 3 In A Row
Alonza Barnett III has thrown for 667 yards, 4 touchdowns and an interception on 58.6% passing while Wayne Knight leads the Dukes in rushing with 426 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns so far this season. Four more Dukes have at least 100 rushing yards as well this season including Jordan Fuller who has 262 yards and a TD while Landon Ellis leads JMU in receiving with 185 receiving yards and 13 catches and the aforementioned Knight has 16 grabs to lead JMU along with 115 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Trent Hendrick has a team-high 38 total tackles in addition to 3 sacks while James Madison’s defense as a whole has combined for 15 sacks and 3 interceptions so far this season.
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns @ James Madison Dukes Betting Trends: Week 7
Why the James Madison Dukes will win
- James Madison has won 18 of its last 20 games in Virginia.
- The home team has covered the spread in each of Louisiana’s last four games.
- James Madison has won the first quarter in each of its last three home games against conference opponents.
- James Madison has won the first half in nine of its last 10 home games against conference opponents.
Why the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will win
- Louisiana has won five of its last six October games as an underdog.
- Louisiana has covered the spread in each of its last seven October games as an underdog.
- James Madison has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six games in October.
- Louisiana has won the first quarter in each of its last five road games against conference opponents.
- Louisiana has won the first half in three of its last four road games against conference opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of James Madison’s last six games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of Louisiana’s last six October games as a road underdog have gone UNDER the total points line.
James Madison Dukes Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 7, Alonza Barnett III leads James Madison for touchdowns (5) this season.
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 7, Tony Sterner leads the Sun Belt Conference for field goals made (8) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- James Madison ranks 4th among FBS teams for yards allowed per game this season (217.2).
- James Madison ranks 4th among FBS teams for time of possession per game this season (34:05).
- Louisiana has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of five points or less of any FBS team this season (1).
- Louisiana has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of three points or less of any FBS team this season (1).
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns vs. James Madison Dukes Prediction
I’m on Louisiana and the points in this one. I just think that the Dukes are the far better team, but they’ve had issues pulling away from teams as of late and I wonder if JMU has one eye looking ahead to a massive matchup against Old Dominion next week that will go a long way towards determining the Sun Belt. Louisiana showed some chops offensively against Marshall last week and I think they can keep this one close. Give me the Ragin’ Cajuns and the boatload of points.