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Previewing Tuesday night's Sun Belt game on TV

Eddie Timanus, Paste BN Sports  |  USATODAY

Louisiana-Lafayette (4-1) at North Texas (2-4)

Time/TV: 9 p.m. ET/ESPN2.

Surface: Artificial.

Covers.com line: ULL by 3½.

Sagarin difference: ULL by 9.18.

Synopsis: The Ragin' Cajuns look to maintain a share of the lead in the increasingly competitive Sun Belt. They'll have to take care of business on the road against the Mean Green, who are eager to show they've made strides themselves. ULL's multi-faceted offense will be directed by QB Terrance Broadway, who has stepped in capably for Blaine Gautier (hand). When he doesn't keep it, he'll most often get the ball to RB Alonzo Harris or WR Javone Lawson. NTU LB Zachary Orr will lead the effort to keep them bottled up. Mean Green QB Derek Thompson directs a spread attack that makes copious use of WR Brelan Chancellor and RB Brandin Byrd. But the group can be error-prone, and Cajuns S Rodney Gillis would like to add to his three interceptions.

Jeff Sagarin's power ratings show the relative strength of teams; 2.66 points were added to the home team's rating to calculate the difference.

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