ncaaf Game Recap
Louisiana-Lafayette Falls 24-22 to Jaguars - Recap
South Alabama won 24-22 on Saturday against Louisiana-Lafayette behind a 170-yard receiving performance from Jamaal Pritchett at Cajun Field.
Bettors who backed the Jaguars were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of +6.5 at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 60.0.
Fluff Bothwell rushed for 38 yards, while Gio Lopez added 34 yards in the win. Jamaal Pritchett and Shamar Sandgren added 170 and 41 receiving yards respectively.
Bill Davis rushed for 50 yards for Louisiana-Lafayette, while Dre'lyn Washington added 41 yards. Chandler Fields threw for 185 yards for the Ragin' Cajuns, while receivers Harvey Broussard and Lance LeGendre had 84 and 75 yards respectively.
South Alabama lost the offensive yardage battle to Louisiana-Lafayette 413-353 yards in Saturday's game. Louisiana-Lafayette had more first downs as that total ended up 22-19.
The time of possession battle favored Louisiana-Lafayette as their offense was on the field for 32:50, longer than the 27:10 of their opponents.
South Alabama heads into a 13 battle against Southern Miss. Louisiana-Lafayette, meanwhile, will have their next action against Troy.