Week 2: Bowling Green vs Eastern Kentucky 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Bowling Green Falcons and Eastern Kentucky Colonels clash Saturday in week 2 college football action at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels look for a win after losing their opener to Eastern Michigan. The Bowling Green Falcons look for a win after losing their opener to UCLA.

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels have lost 4 of their last 6 road games. Parker McKinney is completing 68.6 percent of his passes for 351 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Dakota Allen and Jyran Mitchell have combined for 180 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jaden Smith has 5 receptions. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels ground game is averaging 141 yards per contest, and McKinney leads the way with 49 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Eastern Kentucky is allowing 42 points and 395 yards per game. John Blunt Jr. leads the Eastern Kentucky Colonels with 7 tackles, TK McLendon has 1 sack and Josh Hayes has 1 interception.

The Bowling Green Falcons have lost 4 of their last 6 home games. Matt McDonald is completing 50 percent of his passes for 125 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. CJ Lewis and Christian Sims have combined for 66 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Harold Fannin Jr. has 1 reception. The Bowling Green Falcons ground game is averaging 37 yards per contest, and Jamal Johnson leads the way with 45 yards on 10 carries. Defensively, Bowling Green is allowing 45 points and 626 yards per game. Davion Daniels leads the Bowling Green Falcons with 10 tackles, Davon Ferguson has 1 sack and DJ Taylor has 1 interception.

The Colonels are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Falcons are 9-24 ATS in their last 33 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games. The over is 4-1 in Colonels last 5 games on fieldturf. The over is 6-2 in Falcons last 8 games overall.

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels have shown they can hang with better competition, and they’ll be eager for a bounce back spot with how frustrating their season opener was. The Bowling Green Falcons aren’t a good football team, and playing at home hasn’t helped all that much. With that said, we’re getting a small line with an FBS team against an FCS team, and that doesn’t happen often. Say what you will, but even the lousiest FBS team has a talent and depth advantage against the better FCS teams. Give me Bowling Green and the small chalk.