Georgia Southern at UAB - 9/17/22 College Football Picks and Prediction

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The Georgia Southern Eagles and UAB Blazers meet Saturday in week 3 college football action at Protective Stadium. The Georgia Southern Eagles look for their first 3-0 start since the 2016 season. The UAB Blazers look to get a game above a .500 record. 

The Georgia Southern Eagles have lost 5 of their last 7 road games. Kyle Vantrease is completing 64.7 percent of his passes for 776 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Khaleb Hood and Derwin Burgess Jr. have combined for 322 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jeremy Singleton has 14 receptions. The Georgia Southern Eagles ground game is averaging 185 yards per contest, and Gerald Green leads the way with 176 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Georgia Southern is allowing 24.5 points and 412.5 yards per game. Marques Watson-Trent leads the Georgia Southern Eagles with 15 tackles, Isaac Walker has 1 sack and Tyler Bride has 1 interception.

The UAB Blazers have won 4 of their last 5 home games. Dylan Hopkins is completing 69.7 percent of his passes for 305 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. Tejhaun Palmer and TJ Jones have combined for 148 receiving yards on 13 catches, while Trea Shropshire has 1 reception. The UAB Blazers ground game is averaging 236 yards per contest, and Jermaine Brown Jr. leads the way with 205 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, UAB is allowing 10.5 points and 312.5 yards per game. Noah Wilder leads the UAB Blazers with 14 tackles, Kyle Harrell has 1.5 sacks and Mac McWilliams has 1 interception.

The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Blazers are 20-8-2 ATS in their last 30 home games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Eagles last 8 games on fieldturf. The under is 4-0 in Blazers last 4 games in September.

There's a possible letdown factor here for the Georgia Southern Eagles after they just upset Nebraska on the road last week. The UAB Blazers are the more physical team here, and they've been money against the spread over the years, especially on their home field. Thick line, but I'm not going to bet against UAB, with Georgia Southern entering this matchup fat and happy.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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