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Recap - Panthers Defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 20-17

The Ragin' Cajuns had no answer for Marcus Carroll on Saturday as the Panthers rolled to a 20-17 win at Cajun Field.

Georgia State was an underdog by +3.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 63.0.

Marcus Carroll rushed for 110 yards, while Darren Grainger added 18 yards in the win. Tailique Williams and Marcus Carroll added 81 and 55 receiving yards respectively.

Zeon Chriss rushed for 119 yards for Louisiana-Lafayette, while Jacob Kibodi added 27 yards. Zeon Chriss threw for 106 yards for the Ragin' Cajuns, while receivers Jacob Bernard and Robert Williams had 30 and 22 yards respectively.

Louisiana-Lafayette lost the offensive yardage battle to Georgia State 343-289 yards in Saturday's game. Georgia State had more first downs as that total ended up 16-15.

The time of possession battle favored Louisiana-Lafayette as their offense was on the field for 32:12, longer than the 27:02 of their opponents.

Georgia State looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Georgia Southern. Louisiana-Lafayette will aim to get back on the winning track at South Alabama.