The Georgia Southern Eagles and the Marshall Thundering Herd meet in week 11 college football action from Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday night.

Georgia Southern Falls To Texas State

The Georgia Southern Eagles come into this one looking to rebound from a 45-24 loss to Texas State in their last game, falling to 6-3 on the year as a result. Davis Brin has thrown for 2,651 yards, 18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions on 66.4% passing while Jalen White leads the Eagles with 750 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. OJ Arnold has 330 rushing yards with 3 scores while Khaleb Hood leads Georgia Southern’s receiving group with 73 grabs for 748 yards and 4 touchdowns. Derwin Burgess Jr. has 50 receptions for 538 receiving yards and Dalen Cobb has 353 receiving yards while another pair of Georgia Southern receivers have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Marques Watson-Trent has a team-high 88 total tackles along with 3.5 sacks while Isaac Walker has a team-high 5 sacks and Elhadj Fall has 4 sacks.

Georgia Southern Eagles Team Facts

• Georgia Southern has lost seven of its last eight road games in November.
• Georgia Southern has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five November games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Georgia Southern has lost the first half in four of its last five road games against conference opponents.
• Eight of Georgia Southern’s last 10 November games as a favorite against non-AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.

Marshall Loses 5th Straight

The Marshall Thundering Herd come into this one looking to snap a five-game losing streak, dropping to 4-5 on the year after a 31-9 loss to App State last time out. Cam Fancher has thrown for 1,948 yards, 8 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 65% passing while Rasheen Ali has 767 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns this season. Caleb Coombs leads Marshall with 31 receptions for 273 yards while another four receivers for Marshall have 200+ receiving yards and another five receivers have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, J.J. Roberts has a team-high 62 total tackles and 2 interceptions. Owen Porter has a team-high 5 sacks and Elijah Alston and Sam Burton each have 4 sacks. Micah Abraham also has a team-high 3 interceptions as well on the year.

Marshall Thundering Herd Team Facts

• Marshall has lost each of its last five games.
• Marshall has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six games.
• Marshall has lost the first half in each of its last five games against conference opponents.
• Four of Marshall’s last five November games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with Georgia Southern. This line feels a tad light, but the Marshall offense has been struggling as of late, and isn’t really built to exploit the weakness of this Georgia Southern defense. Marshall’s pass defense is solid, top-40 in the country, but this Georgia Southern offense has been putting up points a lot more consistently than Marshall, and the Eagles are still pushing for positioning in their half of the Sun Belt. I think it just comes down to trusting the Eagles more than I do Marshall in this spot. Give me Georgia Southern.