Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia State Panthers Prediction, 10/8/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia State Panthers

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN3

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 63

Center Parc Stadium is the site where the Georgia State Panthers (1-4) will attempt to beat the Georgia Southern Eagles (3-2) on Saturday. Georgia Southern opens this contest as 2.5-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 63.

The Georgia Southern Eagles step onto the field holding a record of 3-2 for this year. In their last matchup, the Eagles took on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and went home with a loss by a final score of 34-30. Jalen White led the offense in rushing for the Eagles with 18 carries for 145 yards (8.1 yards per carry). Kyle Vantrease went 26/43 with 284 yards through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 126.6 and walked away from the game with 1 pick. On the ground, the Eagles gave up 150 yds on 31 attempts, which is an average of 4.8 yds per run allowed. Georgia Southern surrendered 23 completions on 34 tries for a total of 335 yards, and a completion percentage of 67.6%. Once the final whistle blew, they had 74 plays which totaled 462 yards. The Georgia Southern Eagles ran the ball 31 different times and compiled 178 yards, which came out to an average of 5.7 yards per tote.

The Eagles have earned 2,500 total yards for the year. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Georgia Southern has compiled 10 passing touchdowns and 14 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the football over 7 different times. Georgia Southern has compiled 133 1st downs, and they have been called for 20 infractions for 186 yds. Offensively they average 185.2 yards on the ground ranking this team at 41st in D-1. When talking about scoring, the Georgia Southern Eagles are sitting at 37.8 PPG.

The Eagles are ranked 85th in college football concerning team defense, conceding 28.2 points per contest. They are giving up an average of 5.4 yards per run and 202.0 rushing yards per game this season. In total, they have given up 1,010 rushing yards through 5 games. Concerning yards through the air, the Eagles have given up 1,194 yards which puts them in 84th in D-1. They have yielded 238.8 yards per outing via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 62.3%. During the season, they have relinquished 440.8 yards/outing ranking them 116th in D-1. They have surrendered 7 touchdowns by air in addition to 11 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Panthers head into this matchup 1-4 for this year. The last time they took the field, the Panthers went home victorious with a score of 31-14 when they played the Army Black Knights. Darren Grainger (1 touchdown) walked away from the contest with 157 yds on 8/12 through the air while his quarterback rating was 204.1. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 13.1. Tucker Gregg carried the football 16 times for 124 yards, ending the contest with 7.8 yards per carry for Georgia State. The Panthers finished with 456 yds on 58 plays (7.9 yds per play). Georgia State rushed for 6.5 yds per carry, totaling 299 yards on 46 carries. Georgia State conceded 69 rushing attempts for 354 yds (5.1 yds per carry). The Panthers pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 12.5%, relinquishing 11 yds on 1 out of 8 through the air.

When looking at their scoring prowess, the Panthers currently rank 85th in the nation by scoring 27.6 points per game. During this campaign thus far, the Panthers have earned 1,028 yards via the pass not to mention holding an average of 205.6 passing yards per game, ranking them 100th in college football. The Georgia State Panthers are averaging 419.8 yards per contest, which has them sitting 60th in the country. The Georgia State offense has racked up 317 yards of penalties on 38 infractions, which is good for 26th in Division 1 in terms of helping out the opposition.

The Panthers are relinquishing 33.4 points per game, which has them sitting 109th in Division 1. Georgia State has yielded a total of 988 rushing yards (197.6 yards per game) in addition to 9 touchdowns on the ground for the year. Over the course of the season, they have given up 167 points. They have allowed 10 touchdowns through the air in addition to 238.2 yards/outing, which has them ranked 79th in the country. The Panthers defense has been on the field for 363 plays, which is 106th in the country.

Who will win tonight's Eagles/Panthers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Eagles +2.5

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