Auburn Tigers (2-1) vs Georgia State Panthers (1-2)
Game Info: Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 4:00 pm (Jordan-Hare Stadium)
Betting Odds: Auburn Tigers -27 -- Over/Under: 57 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Georgia State Tigers and Auburn Tigers face off on Saturday in a Week 4 college football showdown at Jordan-Hare. This is the first meeting ever between the two teams.
The Georgia State Tigers have played a tough schedule to start the season and they have a 1-2 record. They have lost to Army and North Carolina to start the season but bounced back in the last game beating Charlotte 20-7. In the last game, Darren Granger was the starting quarterback and he has thrown for 161 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. At running back, Georgia State uses a running back by committee and four different players have rushed for 100 yards. In this game if Georgia State wants to come away with a victory, the defense is going to need to be good.
On the other side of this matchup is the Auburn Tigers who sit with a 2-1 record. In the last game against Penn State, Auburn was competitive, but they were defeated 28-20. In the first two games Auburn averaged 61 points, and they need that offense to run up the score in this game. Under center for Auburn is Bo Nix and on the season he has thrown for 568 yards, five touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Tank Bigsby and Jarquez Hunter have both rushed for over 300 yards. In this game Auburn will be disappointed if they don’t win by 30 or 35 points.
Georgia State is 5-1 against the spread in their last six games against a team with a winning record. Auburn is 7-1 against the spread in their last eight games in September. The over is 4-1 in Georgia State's last 5 games overall.
Auburn’s offense was strong in the first two games, and they are going to run up the score again in this game. Georgia State’s offense has been an issue, and they are going to struggle again in this game. Back Auburn against the spread.