Middle Tennessee-Louisiana-Lafayette Preview

The fans at Cajun Field will be treated to a game between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns when they take their seats on Wednesday. Oddsmakers currently have the Ragin' Cajuns listed as 5-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Middle Tennessee took a 45-13 lead into halftime in Week 13 and cruised from there to a 52-13 win over North Texas. The Blue Raiders had no trouble covering the big 20-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (59). LA Lafayette was pounded 48-3 by Troy in Week 13 as an 11-point underdog on the road. The 51 points went UNDER the posted total of 64. Michael Desormeaux ran 15 times for 136 yards in a losing effort for LA Lafayette. Current streak: Middle Tennessee has won 3 straight games. Louisiana-Lafayette has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Middle Tennessee: 5-6 SU, 5-6 ATS Louisiana-Lafayette: 5-6 SU, 7-4 ATS Middle Tennessee most recently: When playing in December are 0-2 When playing on grass are 3-7 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 5-5 Louisiana-Lafayette most recently: When playing in December are 0-1 When playing on grass are 5-5 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Middle Tennessee's last 13 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Middle Tennessee's last 6 games Middle Tennessee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Louisiana-Lafayette Middle Tennessee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Middle Tennessee Louisiana-Lafayette is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Middle Tennessee Louisiana-Lafayette is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Louisiana-Lafayette's last 9 games