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One of the best rushers in college football will be on display when Ismail Mahdi and the Texas State Bobcats (5-3) host the Georgia Southern Eagles (6-2) on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
The Bobcats are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+2), versus the Eagles (with an over/under of 71 points).
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Game Info for Georgia Southern vs. Texas State
- Game Day: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: San Marcos, Texas
- Stadium: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | -2 | -110 | -110 | 71 | -110 | -110 | -130 | +109 |
Georgia Southern Pick Insights
- Georgia Southern has posted a 4-3-0 record against the spread this season.
- Georgia Southern has a 3-1 record against the spread when favored by 2 points or more this season.
- Georgia Southern has hit the over in three of its seven games with a set total (42.9%).
Georgia Southern Stats & Insights
- Offensively, Georgia Southern has been a top-25 unit, ranking 25th-best in the FBS by compiling 449.4 yards per game. The defense ranks 78th (382.8 yards allowed per game).
- From an offensive standpoint, Georgia Southern ranks 28th in the FBS with 33.8 points per game. Meanwhile, the team’s defense ranks 59th in points allowed (382.8 points allowed per contest).
- Georgia Southern has the 95th-ranked defense this year in terms of passing yards (239.9 allowed per game), and has been more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best with 320.6 passing yards per game.
- Georgia Southern ranks 98th in run offense (128.8 rushing yards per game) and 66th in run defense (142.9 rushing yards allowed per game) this season.
- Georgia Southern has been a difficult matchup for opposing teams on third down, ranking top-25 in both third-down offense (10th-best with a 50% third-down percentage) and third-down defense (21st-best with a 32% third-down conversion rate allowed) this season.
- Georgia Southern ranks 85th in college football with a -2 turnover margin after forcing 17 turnovers (ninth in the FBS) and committing 19 (129th in the FBS).
Georgia Southern’s Best Players
- Davis Brin has thrown for 2,456 yards (307 ypg) to lead Georgia Southern, completing 66.2% of his passes and recording 17 touchdown passes compared to 12 interceptions this season.
- Jalen White has carried the ball 106 times for a team-high 591 yards on the ground and has found the end zone six times.
- OJ Arnold has been handed the ball 50 times this year and racked up 330 yards (41.3 per game) with three touchdowns.
- Khaleb Hood has hauled in 65 receptions for 665 yards (83.1 yards per game) to lead the team so far this season. He’s found the end zone four times as a receiver.
- Derwin Burgess Jr. has caught 50 passes for 546 yards (68.3 yards per game) and four touchdowns this year.
- Dalen Cobb has hauled in 23 receptions for 321 yards, an average of 40.1 yards per game. He’s scored one time as a receiver this season.
- Isaac Walker has racked up five sacks to pace the team, while also picking up 13 tackles.
- So far Marques Watson-Trent leads the team in both tackles and interceptions. He has totaled 44 tackles, four TFL, 2.5 sacks, and two interceptions this season.
Texas State Betting Insights
- Texas State has a 3-4-0 record against the spread this season.
- Texas State is a 2-1 record against the spread in games it was an underdog by 2 points or more this season.
- Texas State hase gone over in two of seven games with a set total (28.6%).
Texas State Pick Insights
- While Texas State’s defense has been sputtering, ranking 25th-worst by allowing 410.9 total yards per game, its offense ranks 12th-best with 472.1 total yards per contest.
- Texas State’s defense ranks 94th in the FBS with 28.8 points allowed per game, but it has been lifted up by its offense, which ranks 22nd-best by posting 35.1 points per contest.
- Texas State ranks 38th in passing yards per game (269.4), but it has been worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 15th-worst in the FBS with 266 passing yards allowed per contest.
- Texas State’s run defense ranks 69th in the FBS with 144.9 rushing yards given up per game, but it has been lifted up by its offense, which ranks 19th-best by compiling 202.8 rushing yards per contest.
- Texas State’s defense has been a bottom-25 unit on third down this season, ceding a 48.1% third-down conversion rate, which ranks ninth-worst in the FBS. Offensively, it ranks 28th with a 48.1% third-down rate.
- Texas State sports a -4 turnover margin this season, which ranks 104th in the FBS.
Texas State’s Best Players
- TJ Finley has racked up 2,104 yards (263 ypg) while completing 68.1% of his passes and collecting 15 touchdown passes with five interceptions this season.
- Mahdi is his team’s leading rusher with 118 carries for 854 yards, or 106.8 per game. He’s found paydirt eight times on the ground, as well.
- Donerio Davenport has collected 232 yards (on 55 carries) with one touchdown.
- Joey Hobert has hauled in 663 receiving yards on 51 catches to pace his squad so far this season while scoring six touchdowns as a receiver.
- Ashtyn Hawkins has racked up 452 receiving yards (56.5 yards per game) and two touchdowns on 35 receptions.
- Kole Wilson has racked up 444 reciving yards (55.5 ypg) and four touchdowns this season.
- Ben Bell has collected five sacks to lead the team, while also recording 10 TFL and 36 tackles.
- Brian Holloway is the team’s leading tackler this year. He’s amassed 62 tackles, eight TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception.
- Kaleb Ford-Dement has picked off a team-high one pass. He also has 17 tackles, two TFL, and one pass defended to his name.
