2013 Record: 0-12

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 1.0*

2014 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Over'

The Panthers were the doormatof the Sun Belt conference last year, going winless in the conference and on the season. The Panthers made some progress toward the end of the season, hanging around games and only losing by two points on the road against Arkansas State. But this year I see a win coming out of the Georgia Dome as this team starts to come together.

Playing better football towards the end of the season will do wonders this year and I believe this is bigger, stronger more physicalgroup than 2013. Junior transfer quarterback Nick Arbuckle should take control of this team in Week 1. He has a big arm and will take leadership early. The defense will need to step up and take control early in the season while the offense learns to work with a new quarterback.

The Panthers have an absurdly easy schedule in 2014, beginning with three of four games at home. Mark me down for this: Georgia State will win the opener against Abilene Christian at home. It's too bad that the Panthers end the month of November playing two out of three games on the road and their last road game November 22 is against Clemson.

Last year the Panthers hung up the goose egg so I posted the total of 1.0. If you look at the schedule I'm pretty sure that this is the correct number because besides Abilene Christian I don't see another victory for the Panthers. They will be underdogs in all their games so they could cover the spread in games. But racking up more then one win will be a stretch.

2014 Georgia State Panthers Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Results

Wed, Aug 27 Abilene Christian Georgia Dome 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Sep 06 New Mexico State * Georgia Dome 2:00 p.m.

Sat, Sep 13 Air Force Georgia Dome 2:00 p.m.

Sat, Sep 20 Washington Seattle, Wash. TBA

Sat, Oct 04 UL Lafayette * Lafayette, La. TBA

Sat, Oct 11 Arkansas State * Georgia Dome 2:00 p.m.

Sat, Oct 18 South Alabama * Mobile, Ala. TBA

Sat, Oct 25 Georgia Southern * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 01 Appalachian State * Boone, N.C. TBA

Sat, Nov 08 Troy * Troy, Ala. 3:00 p.m.

Sat, Nov 22 Clemson Clemson, S.C. TBA

Sat, Nov 29 Texas State * Georgia Dome 2:00 p.m

All Times EST

*Season Win Total Odds from Raphael Esparza. Esparza was a Las Vegas sportsbook manager for 13 years at some of the largest books on The Strip. He is a proven oddsmaker and this is his projected total.

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