The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia State Panthers meet in week 3 college football action from Centre Parc Stadium on Saturday night. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Georgia State vs Vanderbilt Prediction.
Vanderbilt Recap
The Vanderbilt Commodores will be out to build on their 55-0 win over Alcorn State last time out to improve to 2-0 on the year. After this game, Vandy will stay on the road to take on the Missouri Tigers.
Pavia Doing It All For ‘Dores
Diego Pavia has thrown for 273 yards and 2 touchdowns on 75.9% passing while also rushing for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns. Sedrick Alexander has 123 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns while Quincy Skinner Jr. has a team-high 6 receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown this season. On defense, Langston Patterson and Bryan Longwell each have a team-high 11 total tackles while Linus Zunk has a team-high 1.5 sacks. As a team, Vanderbilt’s defense has combined for 5 sacks and 3 interceptions this season.
Why the Vanderbilt Commodores will win
- Georgia State has lost each of its last three games against opponents from the Southeastern Conference.
- The favorite has won nine of Vanderbilt’s last 10 games.
- Georgia State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games as a home underdog.
- Vanderbilt has covered the spread in each of its last three games.
Georgia State Recap
The Georgia State Panthers come into this one looking to build on their first win of the season, improving to 1-1 with a 24-21 win over Chattanooga last time out. After this game, Georgia State will head home to square off against Georgia Southern and Old Dominion.
Panthers Starting To Get It Going
Christian Veilleux has thrown for 448 yards and 3 touchdowns on 62.5% passing while Freddie Brock has rushed for 134 yards on 24 carries. Ted Hurst leads the Panthers in receiving with 8 grabs for 109 yards and a touchdown while Dorian Fleming has 8 receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Justin Abraham has a team-high 17 total tackles including 14 solo tackles while Xavier Robinson has 14 total tackles including 11 solo tackles with both logging a sack. Henry Bryant III has a sack as well while the Panthers as a unit have combined for 3 interceptions as well on the year.
Why the Georgia State Panthers will win
- Vanderbilt has lost each of its last six road games.
- The home team has won each of Vanderbilt’s last four games.
- Georgia State has covered the spread in seven of its last eight games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Vanderbilt has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Georgia State vs Vanderbilt Prediction
I’m on the Commodores here. I think the Panthers could have a case considering the lookahead factor with Missouri on deck for Vandy. However, I think that Pavia has given Vanderbilt some confidence and stability at QB, something they haven’t had for a while and I just don’t trust the Panthers to slow down this Commodore offense. I see Vandy winning by 11-14 so give me the Commodores.