Bowl Games
December 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Georgia Southern (-3.5) vs Ohio U
Georgia Southern (6-6)
— Eagles lost their last four games, giving up 39.3 ppg.
— Eagles beat Ball State of MAC 40-3 in September.
— 9 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— 115 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB started 22 games at Tulsa.
— Georgia Southern scored 34+ points in its six wins.
— Georgia Southern’s coach is former USC coach Clay Helton.
— under Helton, Eagles are 8-5 ATS as a favorite.
— Helton is 2-4 as a head coach in bowls.
— over is 4-1-1 in Eagles’ last six games.
— since 2015, Panthers are 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS in bowls
— Sun Belt non-conference favorites are 9-5 ATS this year.
Ohio U (9-3)
— Ohio won its last three games, giving up 14.7 ppg.
— Bobcats are 8-0 when they score 17+ points.
— Bobcats allowed 17 or less points in eight of their nine wins.
— Ohio is +10 in turnovers in its wins, minus-6 in losses.
— 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line; they’re expected to improve.
— soph QB has started 19 games.
— Bobcats are 8-4 ATS last 12 games as an underdog.
— Ohio U is 4-2 SU in on the road this year.
— Albin won his first bowl game 30-27 (-2.5) over Wyoming LY.
— under is 7-4 in their I-A games this season.
— Ohio U won/covered its last four bowl games.
— MAC non-conference underdogs are 16-14 ATS this year.
— Favorite won/covered all three Myrtle Beach Bowls.
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— Average total in the three Myrtle Beach Bowls: 57.7.
— Since 2018, MAC teams are 15-9-1 ATS in games vs Sun Belt teams.
New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State vs Louisiana
Jacksonville State (8-4)
— Jacksonville State is 8-4 in its first year as a I-A team.
— Jax State is 7-1 when it scores 20+ points.
— Gamecocks were held to 17 or less points in 3 of its 4 losses.
— Coach is Rich Rodriguez (has coached West Va, Michigan, Arizona)
— In his career, Rodriguez is 5-6 SU in bowl games.
— 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 43 starts back on offensive line
— senior QB has 22 starts.
— Gamecocks have +11 turnover ratio.
— Gamecocks are 3-1 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— JSU completed 50% or less of its passes in 5 of last 8 games.
— over is 3-1 in the Gamecocks’ last four games.
— Conference USA favorites are 4-4 ATS, out of conference.
— Last 3 years, Gamecocks were 24-11 SU, at I-AA level.
— This is obviously Jax State’s first bowl game.
Louisiana (6-6)
— Louisiana is 6-0 if they score 33+ points, 0-6 if they score less than 33.
— ULL is 6-0 if they run ball for 200+ yards, 0-6 if they don’t.
— Louisiana lost three of last four games, after a 5-3 start.
— Ragin’ Cajuns are 14-6-1 ATS in last 21 games as an underdog (3-1 TY).
— 6 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB is completing 70.9% of passes- 7 TD’s, 3 INTs.
— Cajuns gave up 31+ points in five of their six losses.
— Louisiana is 2-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— ULL is 2-4 away from home this season.
— Louisiana’s last three games went over the total.
— Coach Desormeaux is 1-1 in bowl games.
— ULL went bowling the last five years, going 3-2 SU/1-4 ATS.
— Cajuns won this bowl 36-21 (-4) over Marshall two years ago.
— Sun Belt underdogs are 9-10 ATS, out of conference.
— Favorites won/covered seven of last eight New Orleans Bowls.
— Last 11 years, Sun Belt teams are 8-3 ATS in this bowl.
— Last three years, Sun Belt teams are 12-7 ATS vs C-USA teams.
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