The Georgia Southern Eagles and Georgia State Panthers meet Saturday night in week 9 Sun Belt college football action at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro. The Georgia State Panthers look to get back to a .500 record. The Georgia Southern Eagles need a win after losing five of their last six games.
The Georgia State Panthers have split their last six road games. Darren Grainger is completing 60.4 percent of his passes for 783 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. Jamari Thrash and Ja’Cyais Credle have combined for 525 receiving yards and six touchdowns while Terrance Dixon has 14 receptions. The Georgia State Panthers ground game is averaging 222.1 yards per contest, and Tucker Gregg leads the way with 465 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Georgia State is allowing 32.4 points and 413.9 yards per game. Jordan Veneziale leads the Georgia State Panthers with 58 tackles, Blake Carroll has 3.5 sacks and Antavious Lane has one interception.
The Georgia Southern Eagles have won eight of their last 10 home games. Justin Tomlin is completing 47.8 percent of his passes for 507 yards, zero touchdowns and five interceptions. Khaleb Hood and Amare Jones have combined for 336 receiving yards on 27 catches, while Logan Wright has nine receptions. The Georgia Southern Eagles ground game is averaging 234.3 yards per contest, and Wright leads the way with 541 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, Georgia Southern is allowing 33.9 points and 494.4 yards per game. Anthony Wilson leads the Georgia Southern Eagles with 39 tackles, C.J. Wright has 4.5 sacks and Eldrick Robinson II has one interception.
The Panthers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Eagles are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games. The over is 7-2 in Panthers last 9 games overall. The under is 9-4 in Eagles last 13 home games. The home team is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
The Georgia State Panthers aren’t consistent enough to trust with chalk on the road, but they have found ways to beat lesser opponents and have a top-20 rushing offense they can rely on. The Georgia Southern Eagles continue to pile up the losses due to a one dimensional offense that doesn’t finish drives and a defense that’s 127th in total defense and 114th in scoring defense.