(KMDL-FM) Saturday at high noon, the University of Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns will travel to Columbia, Missouri, to face the Missouri Tigers in a college football game. The game was originally set to kick off at 3 pm Central Time. But over concerns of excessive heat and the danger it could pose to players and fans, the contest’s start time was moved up to 12 Noon.

In looking at forecast details for where the game is being played, there will be a significant difference in temperatures between Noon and 3 pm. The forecast temperature for Noon is 91, while it’s 95 at 3 pm. However, the heat index could be ten to fifteen degrees warmer during the latter part of the day. So good call from Missouri Athletics on that one.

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A quick check of the point spread betting lines on the game suggests that many pundits do not give the Cajuns of Louisiana much of a chance against the Columbia Kittys. One betting line published by the Associated Press suggests UL is a 26.5 underdog to Missouri. In other words, the Cajuns haven’t got a chance on paper.

But since they don’t play games on paper, and anytime the Cajuns take the field, they’ve got a chance, we thought we’d ask our robot friends with Artificial Intelligence what they thought about the game. Here is how the A.I. Robots break down UL vs Missouri.

Who Would Win? Computers Predict Missouri vs Louisiana Football Winner

First Quarter: Missouri wins the opening coin toss and drives the ball right down the field on its opening possession. The Cajuns’ defense stiffens and holds Missouri to a field goal. Louisiana responds with an aggressive drive of its own, featuring a screen pass play that gets a huge chunk of yardage and puts the Cajuns in a position to tie the game, which they do. The score at the end of one quarter is tied at 3 to 3.

We should note that A.I. predicts a controversial play involving a missed fumble call that goes against the Cajuns in quarter number one. The  Robots won’t say if it’s “home field advantage”, but don’t be surprised if you get upset because of a “bad call”.

Second Quarter:  The Missouri Offense suddenly finds its rhythm and drives the ball down the field for a quick score. The Cajuns answer with a long pass, but there is a flag on the play. The call goes against the defense, and the Cajuns parlay that play into a touchdown of their own to tie the contest at 10 each. Missouri takes the remaining minutes in the half to march down the field for another touchdown. The score at halftime is Missouri 17 and the Cajuns 10.

Cajun Fans Be On The Lookout For This “Big Play” on Saturday

Third Quarter: Louisiana roars out for the third quarter, stopping Missouri’s offense on a three-and-out. The Cajuns then take the ball and march it down the field following a Tiger punt. The big play is once again a screen pass. The Cajuns can’t put the ball in the endzone, but do get a field goal. The Cajuns’ defense stops Missouri with a huge 3rd down sack to end an impressive drive with no points allowed.

However, the Missouri special teams stepped up and blew open a long punt return following a Ragin’ Cajun punt. The silver lining for Cajun fans, a Vermilion and White special teamer manages to knock the ball free before the runner can cross the goal line, the Cajuns recover, and 3rd quarter ends with the score still at 17 to 13.

Fourth Quarter: The Cajun defense is playing lights out, and they turn Missouri over on downs near midfield on the opening drive of the fourth quarter. The Cajuns attempt a deep pass into the endzone, which falls incomplete, but many say a Missouri defender interfered with the Cajun receiver.

This ‘No-Call” amps up the Louisiana Offense, who manage to drive the ball down to the Missouri 5-yard line. The Cajuns go for it on fourth and goal, but the Tigers hold. With about six minutes left in the game, Missouri is playing ball control, but a crucial fumble near midfield turns the ball over to Louisiana with five minutes left, trailing by four points.

The Cajuns convert the turnover into a field goal and trail by just one point. On the ensuing kickoff, the Cajun Coaches call for an onside kick, which is recovered by Missouri. The Tigers run out the clock to claim the victory.

The Final Score: The final score was Missouri 17, Louisiana 16.  That’s a lot different than a 26.5-point blowout, don’t you think? So, who do you think has a better handle on the game? Is it the betting interests in Las Vegas or the football forecasters who use artificial intelligence to predict the game’s outcome?

I guess we’ll see on Saturday. Remember, the kickoff has been moved to 12 Noon.