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Week 4: Georgia vs Kent State 9/24/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

Kent State Golden Flashes (1-2) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)
September 24, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Georgia Bulldogs -44 / Kent State Golden Flashes +44 ; Over/Under: 59
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The Georgia Bulldogs and Kent State Golden Flashes clash Saturday night in a week 4 college football contest at Sanford Stadium. The Kent State Golden Flashes look to get back to a .500 record. The Georgia Bulldogs look for their fifth 4-0 start in the last 6 years.

The Kent State Golden Flashes have lost 7 of their last 9 road games. Collin Schlee is completing 60 percent of his passes for 508 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Dante Cephas and Devontez Walker have combined for 370 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Luke Floriea has 1 reception. The Kent State Golden Flashes ground game is averaging 221.3 yards per contest, and Marquez Cooper leads the way with 180 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Kent State is allowing 29.3 points and 420.7 yards per game. Nico Bolden leads the Kent State Golden Flashes with 27 tackles, Khalib Johns has 4 sacks and D.J. Miller Jr. has 3 pass deflections.

The Georgia Bulldogs haven’t lost a home game since October 2019. Stetson Bennett is completing 73.9 percent of his passes for 952 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Brock Bowers and Kenny McIntosh have combined for 408 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Ladd McConkey has 10 receptions. The Georgia Bulldogs ground game is averaging 155.7 yards per contest, and Kendall Milton leads the way with 167 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Georgia is allowing 3.3 points and 249 yards per game. Smael Mondon Jr. leads the Georgia Bulldogs with 11 tackles, Mykel Williams has 1 sack and Malaki Starks has 2 interceptions.

The Golden Flashes are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. SEC. The Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Golden Flashes last 7 games in September. The under is 5-0 in Bulldogs last 5 games overall.

The Kent State Golden Flashes are obviously outmatched here and have no business staying in this game. You can argue Georgia is the best team in the league. With that said, Kent State is about as prepared for this game as it will ever be after playing teams like Washington and Oklahoma already. Also, Georgia is 4-11 against the spread in its last 15 games as a favorite of at least 30 points, and that includes a failed cover this year against Samford. Even with a big gap in talent, this is a boatload of points. Kent State has a top-25 rushing attack, which could lead to some clock eating for the road team. I’ll take a shot with the underdog.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Kent State Golden Flashes +44

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