The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Ohio Bobcats get a chance at the national spotlight when they play in a primetime game on Thursday at Cajun Field in Lafayette, La. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Ragin' Cajuns are 19.5-point favorites in the latest Louisiana vs. Ohio odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the Over/Under for total points scored is 56.5. (Check out all of lines for this week's games at SportsLine's college football odds page.)

Before you lock in your Ohio vs. Louisiana picks or predictions, you'll want to see what SportsLine senior analyst Josh Nagel has to say. Nagel is a Nevada-based handicapper with more than 20 years of experience in the sports wagering industry. Since the start of the 2018 college football season, he is 202-171-6 on all college football picks, returning a profit of $1,327.

In addition, he has had a particularly keen eye for the Ragin' Cajuns. He is a perfect 4-0 with his against-the-spread picks involving Louisiana! Anyone who has followed him is way up!

The Ragin' Cajuns enter the game 1-1. After losing at No. 21 Texas in Week 1 and dropping out of the Top 25, they rebounded last week with a 27-24 victory over Nicholls State. Senior quarterback Levi Lewis led the team with 304 passing yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile the Bobcats (0-2) are looking for their first win of the season. After losing to Syracuse in the season opener, they were stunned by Duquesne, a FCS team, 28-26 on Saturday. The defeat ended Ohio's 16-game win streak against FCS opponents. 

Now, Nagel has zeroed in on Louisiana vs. Ohio for Thursday. We can tell you he's leaning Under on the total, but he's also isolated a critical x-factor that has him going BIG on one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own. 

Who wins Ohio vs. Louisiana? And which critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit HARD? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Louisiana vs. Ohio spread to back on Thursday, all from the Ragin' Cajuns expert who is a perfect 4-0 on spread picks involving Louisiana!