Sports Betting Odds makers opened this game as a pick 'em but the Red Wolves have been bet up to -2.

Sports Betting Measuring Sticks For Todays Game:

ASU
picked to finish second in the sub belt this season - is just 1-3, but
its losses have come against Nebraska, Troy and Iowa. The Hawkeyes
narrowly held off the Red Wolves, 24-21, 10 days ago.

Arkansas
State ranks 48th in the country in rushing, 98th in passing, 46th in
offensive scoring, 81st in total offense and is tied for 18th inside
the red zone.

The ASU pass defense is its Achilles heel, ranking
107th in the country, allowing 266.5 yards per game. They have yielded
1027 yards on 82-for-117 and nine touchdowns over the last three games.

Monroe
has a chance to improve to 3-0 in Sun Belt play, which would be big
considering the team was picked to finish seventh in the league.

The
Warhawks bring a double-deuce offense into this contest, averaging
208.6 yards rushing and 210 passing. They are averaging 37 points per
game in Sun Belt play. ULM leads the Sun Belt in scoring and tallied
577 yards of offense against FIU in its last game.

Weather Update:

Warm
temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, under cloudy skies, are expected
at kickoff. Showers and thunderstorms are likely with an 80 percent
chance of rain. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

Player Profiles:

Arkansas
State senior QB Corey Leonard was 22-for-40 for 216 yards, two
touchdowns and an interception in the three-point loss at Iowa.

It
prompted Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz to comment, "That quarterback is their
catalyst, Leonard is a heck of a football player." Leonard has 44
career touchdown passes, leaving him just five shy of the school
record.

ASU RB Reggie Arnold is bidding to become only the
eighth 1-A player ever with four straight 1,000-yard seasons. Arnold
has only had 74 yards on 22 carries the past two games and needs to
produce more than that to balance his team's offense. He is still on
pace for 1132 yards in the 12-game schedule.

Warhawks defensive
end Alex Carrington, the preseason defensive player of the year in the
Sun Belt, has just 11 tackles in four games, including a single sack.

ULMs
running game has improved vastly and QB Trey Revell is playing with a
lot of confidence. The junior has thrown for more than 1,000 yards and
four touchdowns, and has rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns.
His running ability adds another dimension to the offense that features
strong skill players. Equally impressive is the fact ULM has given up
just five sacks this season.

Junior RB Frank Goodin leads ULM
with 461 yards rushing and eight touchdowns while senior WR Darrell
McNeal leads ULM with 22 receptions and four touchdowns.

Coaches chorus

ULM
coach Charlie Weatherbie on tonight???s game: "It's always been a very
close football game, it seems. I'm not sure there has ever been a
blowout one way or the other.

I would expect no different in
this ballgame. I think both teams are very evenly matched athletically
and I compliment Arkansas State on how they played Iowa. I thought they
played very, very well and had a chance to win the game."

Weatherbie
went on to elaborate, "It's a very big game for us. It's step No. 3 in
the Sun Belt race. It's going to be one of those games that comes down
to who executes the best and whose fundamentals are better."

The Bottom Line For This Game:

Monroe is 2-2 SU and 4-0 ATS the last four meetings in this series, with the home team winning all four contests.

ASU is 12-2 ATS in games off back-to-back losses. Check out sports betting community for more information.