Overview
- The Thursday night game kicks off on ESPN at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro on Arkansas State's Senior Night and is the lone Division I matchup of the day.
- Arkansas State needs one win to clinch bowl eligibility and retains an outside path to the Sun Belt West title depending on results involving Southern Miss and Troy.
- Louisiana must win its final two games to reach a bowl and will be without seven players because of discipline, including a season-long ban for Tyree Skipper and one-game suspensions for six others.
- Red Wolves quarterback Jaylen Raynor is listed as probable with a throwing-shoulder strain, while the Ragin' Cajuns lean on dual-threat quarterback Lunch Winfield and a rushing attack featuring Zylan Perry and Bill Davis.
- Forecasts of wind and rain factor into betting analysis that could hinder Arkansas State's pass-heavy approach, though sportsbooks make the Red Wolves a slight favorite at about 2.5 points.