UL-Lafayette: The Ragin' Cajuns opened with a 45-10 loss at Boise State but rebounded with wins at home over McNeese St. and South Alabama. ULL now heads back on the road to play Tulane in New Orleans. Lafayette RB Elijah McGuire has 3,593 career rushing yards (36 TDs) and leads the way with 408 yards (on 7.3 YPC!) in 2016 for a team averaging 185.7 YPC on the ground. QB Jennings offers balance on offense, completing 67.5 percent for 612 yards with five TDs and two INTs.

Tulane: The Green Wave is 1-2 but the team can't be too unhappy with its loses. Tulane lost 7-3 at Wake Forest to open the season and after a a 66-21 home win over Soutern, lost just 21-14 to Navy, a team which went 11-2 in 2015. Like ULL, Tulane favors the run and is even better at it, averaging 274.3 YPG to rank 12th in the nation. However, the Green Wave ranks dead-last in passing yards (55.7 per game) and is the only FBS team without a TD pass, so far. Tulane's defense has been very good, allowing seven points to Vandy and 21 to Navy, the two FBS schools it has played.

The pick: This game will be a battle for bragging rights in Louisiana, taking place minutes from Bourbon Street. Expect it to be a fast game, with few clock stoppages as both teams will pound it on the ground. However, if Tulane falls behind, it doesn't have the ability to throw. Tulane plays its third consecutive game at home in Yulman Stadium but ULL has the more balanced attack and rates the edge, especially as the underrdog. ULL is a 10* play.