North Carolina Tar Heels vs Georgia State Panthers Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Georgia State Panthers

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+10)

Total/Over-Under: 68

The Georgia State Panthers (0-1) will try to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-0) at Center Parc Stadium on Saturday. Georgia State opens as 10-point underdogs. The total comes in at 68.

The North Carolina Tar Heels head into this matchup 2-0 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Tar Heels went up against the Appalachian State Mountaineers and walked away with a win by a score of 63-61. Drake Maye went 24/36 with 352 yds passing and 4 TDs. He had a QB rating of 185.5 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Caleb Hood was the leader on the ground for the Tar Heels with 6 attempts for 87 yds (14.5 yds per carry). In all, they ran 71 plays which gave them 567 yds. The North Carolina Tar Heels ran the ball 35 different times and compiled 215 yds, which is an average of 6.1 yards per carry. Against the run, the Tar Heels conceded 288 yds on 43 tries, which averages out to 6.7 yds per rush surrendered. North Carolina gave up 25 completions on 36 tries for a total of 361 yards, and a completion rate of 69.4%.

Concerning scoring, the North Carolina Tar Heels had an average of 35.2 points per contest. As a unit they held an average of 212.7 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 19th in college football. The Tar Heels earned 6,089 total yards for last season. North Carolina earned 26 passing touchdowns and 30 touchdowns via the ground. North Carolina earned 311 1st downs as a team, and they were hurt by 95 penalties for 900 yards. They turned the ball over 14 times.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Tar Heels gave up 3,094 yards which ranked them 90th in D-1. In their 13 games played last year, they yielded 238.0 yards per contest via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 60.8%. They conceded 418.6 yards/game which ranked them 93rd in the country. They relinquished 27 touchdowns through the air as well as 23 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition ran for an average of 4.7 yards per running attempt and 180.6 yards on the ground per game last year. For the season, they conceded 2,348 yards via the running game in 13 games. The Tar Heels ranked 105th in Division 1 regarding team defense, giving up 32.1 points per contest.

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The Panthers come into this matchup with a record of 0-1 for this season. In their last game, the Panthers took a defeat with a final score of 35-14 when they faced the South Carolina Gamecocks. Darren Grainger (1 TD) walked away from the game with 111 yards on 7/29 through the air while his QB rating was 60.8. He had 1 pick and his Y/A was 3.8. Jamyest Williams carried the ball 13 times for 76 yards, finishing the contest with 5.8 yards per carry for Georgia State. Georgia State ran the ball for 5.0 yds per carry, totaling 200 yds on 40 attempts. The Panthers finished the game with 311 yards while they ran 69 plays (4.5 yards per play). The Panthers pass defense allowed a completion rate of 62.2%, relinquishing 227 yards on 23 out of 37 through the air. Georgia State allowed 32 rush attempts for 79 yds (2.5 yds per carry).

The Georgia State Panthers maintained an average of 388.5 yards per game, which was good for 73rd in Division 1. The Georgia State offense had 657 yards of penalties on 70 violations, which had them ranked 81st in D-1 in terms of hurting your team. For the previous year, the Panthers threw for a total of 2,101 passing yards in addition to averaging 161.6 passing yards per outing, ranking them 119th in the country. Regarding their ability to score points, the Panthers ranked 69th in D-1 holding an average of 28.2 points per outing.

Georgia State allowed a total of 1,843 yards on the ground (141.8 yards/game) and 20 touchdowns rushing last season. They gave up 20 touchdowns through the air in addition to 261.4 yards/game, ranking them 110th in the country. The Panthers defense participated in 959 plays, which ranked 117th in D-1. The Panthers relinquished 27.1 PPG, which had them sitting 76th in D-1. Last year, they allowed 352 total points.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Panthers +10

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