Texas State vs. Louisiana Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Nov. 8

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3-6) are slight, 2.5-point underdogs in a home Sun Belt matchup with the Texas State Bobcats (3-5) on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium.

The Bobcats lost to the James Madison Dukes, 52-20, in their last game.

Last time out, the Ragin' Cajuns defeated the South Alabama Jaguars, with 31-22 being the final score.

Texas State vs. Louisiana Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Texas State Bobcats and Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Ragin' Cajuns (+ 2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (63.5)
  
• Prediction: Ragin' Cajuns 31 - Bobcats 30

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Texas State vs. Louisiana Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Bobcats-Ragin' Cajuns game.

• Texas State Moneyline: -142
• Louisiana Moneyline: +119

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Texas State Betting Insights

• Texas State has compiled a 2-3 record in games it was favored on the moneyline (winning 40% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter, Texas State has a record of 2-3 (40%).
• In five of eight games this season, the Bobcats and their opponents have scored more than 63.5 points.
• Bobcats outings this year have an average total of 59.6, 3.9 fewer points than this game's over/under.
• The Bobcats score the 42nd-most points in college football this season, while the Ragin' Cajuns' offense racks up the 83rd-most.

Louisiana Betting Insights

• This season, Louisiana has been the underdog six times and won two of those games.
• Louisiana has a record of 1-4 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +119 on the moneyline.
• Louisiana and its opponents have scored more than 63.5 combined points just twice this season.
• Louisiana has had an average of 49.3 points scored in their games so far this season, 14.2 points fewer than this game's over/under.

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Key Stats for Texas State vs. Louisiana

• In their past four head-to-head contests, Louisiana has beaten Texas State four times.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have a 4-0 record ATS in those games, while the two teams have gone over the total on one occasion.
• While the Bobcats rank 20th-worst in the FBS in total defense with 418.1 yards allowed per game, it's been a different story on the other side of the ball, as they rank 15th-best in the FBS (470.9 yards per game).
• With 33.9 points allowed per game on defense, which ranks 12th-worst in the FBS, Texas State has been forced to lean on their 31st-ranked offense (34.1 points per contest) to keep them in games.
• In terms of total yards, the Ragin' Cajuns rank 105th in the FBS (340.8 total yards per game) and 99th on the other side of the ball (396.3 total yards allowed per game).
• Louisiana ranks 90th in the FBS with 24.3 points per game on offense, and it ranks 100th with 29.3 points surrendered per game on the defensive side of the ball.