Arkansas State at Georgia Southern: 10/2/21 College Football Picks and Predictions

The Arkansas State Red Wolves and Georgia Southern Eagles face off on Saturday in a Week 5 college football showdown at Paulson Stadium. When these two teams faced off in 2019, Arkansas State won 38-33. 

The Arkansas State Red Wolves opened up their season with a win over Central Arkansas, but since that point, they have lost three games in a row. In the last game against Tulsa, the offense was strong scoring 34 points, but their defense gave up 41 points. Arkansas State is averaging 31.7 points per game while their defense is giving up 42.2 points. Under center for Arkansas State is James Blackmon who has thrown for 972 yards, six touchdowns, and one interception. Arkansas State doesn’t have a great running game and with the defense struggling, this one will probably come down to James Blackmon and how many touchdowns he can throw. 

On the other side of this matchup is the Georgia Southern Panthers who fired their head coach and this will be the first game with Kevin Whitley taking over. Georgia Southern won their first game of the season over Gardner Webb, but since that point, they have lost three games in a row. In the last game against Louisiana, Georgia Southern is a run-first team and in the last game, Gerald Green rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Georgia Southern is averaging 16.5 points while their defense is giving up 34 points. Green overall has rushed for 279 yards and Logan Wright has rushed for 268 yards. In this game, Starting quarterback Justin Tomlin has thrown for only 240 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception.