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North Carolina vs Georgia State 9/11/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

Georgia State Panthers (0-1) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (0-1)
September 11, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: North Carolina Tar Heels -26 / Georgia State Panthers +26; Over/Under: 61.5
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The North Carolina Tar Heels meet the Georgia State Panthers in week 2 college football action from Kenan Stadium on Saturday night.

The Georgia State Panthers will be looking to rebound from a 43-10 loss at the hands of Army last time out. Cornelious Brown IV threw for 129 yards and an interception on 12 of 20 passing while Destin Coates rushed for a team-high 48 yards and a touchdown. Jamari Thrash led Georgia State’s receiving group with 7 catches for 87 yards while Roger Carter had a pair of receptions as well in the defeat. Defensively, Thomas Gore and Jordan Veneziale each had a team-high 8 total tackles in the losing effort for the Panthers.

The North Carolina Tar Heels will attempt to rebound from a 17-210 loss at the hands of Virginia Tech on the road in their season-opener. Sam Howell threw for a touchdown, 3 interceptions on 208 yards on 17 of 32 passing while Ty Chandler rushed for a team-high 66 yards and D.J. Jones had 43 rushing yards. Josh Downs had 8 grabs for 123 yards and a touchdown while Emery Simmons added 3 catches for 46 yards in the victory. Defensively, Ja’Qurious Conley, Trey Morrison, Eugene Asante and Jeremiah Gemmel each had a team-high seven solo tackles with Conley logging a team-high 6 solo tackles and an interception in the loss.

Georgia State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 games overall. North Carolina is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite while the over is 6-3 in their last 9 games overall.

This is a lot of points to be giving up with the Tar Heels, but Georgia State did not look good in being run over by Army in the opener and now have to take on a ticked-off UNC team that knows they beat themselves in that opening loss to Virginia Tech. This simply feels like a wrong place, wrong time scenario for Georgia State, so I’ll lay the points with UNC in what I see ending up as a rout.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: North Carolina -26

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