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Arkansas State (5-4 SU, 5-4 ATS, 3-2 SBC West) travels to Alabama to take on USA (4-5 SU, 3-6 ATS, 2-3 SBC West) on Saturday at 5pmET at a balmy Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Last season, South Alabama rocked the Red Wolves 31-3 on the road as a 9.5-point favorite.
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That's what happens at this time of the year. Teams are looking for a potential bowl bid when they have five wins and this is one of the last chances for Arkansas State, who also has Texas State the following week. Last week, they defeated Louisiana 37-17 as a 6.5-point home dog. Arkansas State head coach Butch Jones was not thrilled with the home attendance of 15,881 in Centennial Bank Stadium, which has a capacity of over 30,000. The Red Wolves were up 20-17 in the third quarter and exploded for 17 unanswered points to get the home win. ASU was able to control the clock (34:53 to 25:07) and ran for 232 yards on 52 attempts.
Jaylen Raynor completed 18 of 24 for 194 yards and ran for 53 yards with 2 TDs. On the season, he has 1,648 yards passing with 13 TDs and four INTs. He also has 324 yards with five TDs rushing. The leading receiver is Courtney Jackson, who has 25 catches for 480 yards and s ix TDs (19.2ypc).
Overall, Arkansas State's defense has been their major weakness. They rank 125th in overall defense (441.1ypg), 122nd against the pass (268.3ypg) and 105th against the run (172.8ypg) and 112th in points allowed (31.9ppg). They average 379.1 yards per game on 226 passing yards and 152.9 rushing yards per game.
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