Date/Time: Fri, September 21 / 08:05:00 PM ET, Malone Stadium, Monroe, LouisianaNCAA Week 4 continues this Friday night when the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks play host to the Baylor Bears (2-0) in the first game between the two squads.
UL Monroe enters the game with a 1-1 record and a revamped attitude after taking two SEC teams to overtime. First, the Warhawks opened their season with a surprising victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in one of the biggest upsets in college football history, defeating them 34-31 in overtime. The win is the first over a ranked team since joining the FBS in 1994 and the first over an SEC team since defeating Alabama in 2007.
Unlike most unranked teams who achieve an upset, the Warhawks didn't throw in the white flag of surrender when they met their next opponent. In their second game of the season, the team overcame a double digit deficit against Auburn University, only to fall 31-28 in overtime.
Through two games in 2012, Warhawks’ Quarterback Kolton Browning stands as one of the best passing offenses in the league, throwing for 329 yards and three touchdowns per game. But despite the buzz that has surrounded the Warhawks since their surprising victory over Arkansas and the fact that tonight they will be playing at their home stadium, the visiting Baylor Bears are listed as -7.5 favorite to win this match.
Baylor will be looking to extend their winning streak when they hit the road for the first time this season. The Bears, who are coming from two consecutive wins over the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and Sam Houston State, have now won eight straight games dating back to last season. The record is the second longest winning-streak in the country, placing only behind Texas Christian University Horned Frogs 10 straight. A win vs. UL Monroe would give Baylor its longest winning streak since a 10-game run in 1936-37.
After the game vs. the Warhawks, the Bears will clash against some of the best teams in the Big 12, with West Virginia, TCU and Texas coming in the next weeks, before taking to No. 4 Oklahoma on November 10th.
Game Odds:
Baylor Bears: -7½-110, ML -300
UL Monroe: +7½-110, ML +250
Game Total: 70, o/u -110
Louisiana-Monroe is 0-7 against current Big 12 teams and hasn’t had a winning season since joining the FBS in 1994. Meanwhile, the Bears have scored 30-plus points in their eight straight victories, and have scored at least 40 points in the past six games, including three of at 59 points or more.
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