Georgia Southern at Georgia State - 10/8/22 College Football Picks and Prediction

The Georgia Southern Eagles and Georgia State Panthers face off on Saturday in a Week 6 college football showdown at Turner Field. In 2021 it was Georgia State that secured the 21-14 victory. 

Georgia Southern comes into this game with a 3-2 record overall but they were defeated in the last game. Against Coastal Carolina they were outscored 20-13 and that led to the 34-30 defeat. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease completed 26 of his 43 passes for 284 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. Running back Jalen White had a big game finishing with 18 carries for 145 yards and a touchdown. This is the same Georgia Southern team that beat Nebraska earlier in the season. Georgia Southern is averaging 37.8 points while their defense is giving up 28.2 points per game.

On the other side of this matchup is Georgia State who sits with a 1-4 record overall but their one win came in the last game. Georgia State gave up only 14 points to the Army Black Nights and secured the easy victory. Under center for Georgia State is Darren Grainger and he completed 8 of his 12 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown. Georgia State is a run-first team and they had two rushers who went over 105 yards in the last game. Tucker Gregg finished with 16 carries for 124 yards and a touchdown. Georgia State is averaging 27.6 points while their defense is giving up 33.4 points per game.