The Appalachian State Mountaineers visit the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in a highly-intriguing Sun Belt Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. Kickoff from Cajun Field in Lafayette, La., is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Mountaineers are favored by 4.5 points in the latest Appalachian State vs. Louisiana odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 57 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page).

Before you make any Appalachian State vs. Louisiana picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side SportsLine expert Emory Hunt is on.

Hunt knows the Mountaineers have won three games by double digits, including a 45-16 triumph at Georgia State in their last game on Oct. 2. Senior quarterback Chase Brice is off to a solid start to the season, completing 104 of 153 passes (68 percent) for 1,360 yards and eight touchdowns. He has been picked off three times, but has a rating of 156.0. Brice has also rushed for a score.

He also knows the Ragin' Cajuns are hard to beat at home, going 14-3 at Cajun Field under coach Billy Napier, who is in his fourth season with the team. Senior quarterback Levi Lewis is also off to a fast start to the season, completing 94 of 150 passes (62.7 percent) for 1,096 yards and seven touchdowns. He has only been intercepted once and has a rating of 138.1. He has also carried 38 times for 122 yards (3.2 average) and one TD.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

Hunt has had plenty of success in games involving the Mountaineers. In fact, he is 9-2 on his last 11 against-the-spread picks involving Appalachian State, returning nearly $700 to $100 players. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, Hunt has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Appalachian State vs. Louisiana. We can tell you he's leaning Over the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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