Post by Trojan Warrior on Oct 30, 2013 19:22:52 GMT -6
The 5-3 Troy Trojans look to become bowl eligible as they host the 4-4 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Halloween night. The Trojans are 3-1 in the Sunbelt and the Warhawks are 2-1. The winner will take over sole possession of second in the conference behind 3-0 Louisiana. Troy leads the series against ULM 8-5-1 including 6-1 in Troy. The Warhawks have won two straight games in the series including 38-10 at Troy in 2011. The two schools did not play last year.
Louisiana-Monroe is coached by Todd Berry. The Warhawks have road losses at Oklahoma 34-0 and Baylor 70-7 along with home losses to Tulane 31-14 and Western Kentucky 31-10. ULM has home wins over Grambling State 48-10 and last week against Georgia State 38-10, along with road wins at Wake Forest 21-19 and Texas State 21-14. The Warhawks have won 2 straight games after a 3 game losing streak. ULM is 3-5 ATS and the total is 2-6 this season. The Warhawks easily covered the 15.5 point spread against Georgia State and the total stayed under 52.
ULM jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead against Georgia State. The Panthers pulled to within 14-10 in the second quarter, but wouldn’t score again. The Warhawks expanded the lead to 28-10 by halftime. ULM added 10 points in the third quarter to make the final 38-10. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. The Warhawks had 534 total yards including 309 passing and 225 rushing. Georgia State had 244 total yards and 14 first downs. The Panthers’ only touchdown came on an 87 yard fumble return for a touchdown in the second. Georgia State had 4 turnovers and ULM had 2.
ULM is being outscored 27-20 this season. The Warhawks are #109 nationally out of 125 FBS teams in scoring. ULM is averaging 358.2 total yards including 228.8 passing and 129.5 rushing yards. The Warhawks are #99 in total offense and #100 in rushing. ULM is allowing 402.8 yards per game on defense including 217.2 passing and 185.5 rushing. The Warhawks are -9 in turnovers with 21 giveaways. ULM averages 42 penalty yards per game and opponents are averaging 79. The Warhawks are 57/155 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 39/120. ULM has forced 11 sacks and allowed 12 this season. The Warhawks are 17/29 scoring in the red zone with 14 touchdowns and opponents are 19/26 with 13 touchdowns. ULM has 4 defensive/special teams touchdowns but has also allowed 4 defensive touchdowns this season.
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This should be a shootout though. I am not sure Browning is completely healthy and he could be risking further injury. I think Troy wins at home, but ULM keeps it close. (Full Article)
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Louisiana-Monroe is coached by Todd Berry. The Warhawks have road losses at Oklahoma 34-0 and Baylor 70-7 along with home losses to Tulane 31-14 and Western Kentucky 31-10. ULM has home wins over Grambling State 48-10 and last week against Georgia State 38-10, along with road wins at Wake Forest 21-19 and Texas State 21-14. The Warhawks have won 2 straight games after a 3 game losing streak. ULM is 3-5 ATS and the total is 2-6 this season. The Warhawks easily covered the 15.5 point spread against Georgia State and the total stayed under 52.
ULM jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead against Georgia State. The Panthers pulled to within 14-10 in the second quarter, but wouldn’t score again. The Warhawks expanded the lead to 28-10 by halftime. ULM added 10 points in the third quarter to make the final 38-10. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. The Warhawks had 534 total yards including 309 passing and 225 rushing. Georgia State had 244 total yards and 14 first downs. The Panthers’ only touchdown came on an 87 yard fumble return for a touchdown in the second. Georgia State had 4 turnovers and ULM had 2.
ULM is being outscored 27-20 this season. The Warhawks are #109 nationally out of 125 FBS teams in scoring. ULM is averaging 358.2 total yards including 228.8 passing and 129.5 rushing yards. The Warhawks are #99 in total offense and #100 in rushing. ULM is allowing 402.8 yards per game on defense including 217.2 passing and 185.5 rushing. The Warhawks are -9 in turnovers with 21 giveaways. ULM averages 42 penalty yards per game and opponents are averaging 79. The Warhawks are 57/155 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 39/120. ULM has forced 11 sacks and allowed 12 this season. The Warhawks are 17/29 scoring in the red zone with 14 touchdowns and opponents are 19/26 with 13 touchdowns. ULM has 4 defensive/special teams touchdowns but has also allowed 4 defensive touchdowns this season.
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This should be a shootout though. I am not sure Browning is completely healthy and he could be risking further injury. I think Troy wins at home, but ULM keeps it close. (Full Article)
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