South Alabama vs Appalachian State Prediction College Football Picks 9/19/24

Appalachian State (2-1) vs South Alabama (1-2)

Game Info: Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Kidd Brewer Stadium)

Betting Odds: Appalachian State -7.5 --- Over/Under: 64.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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In this article, we will formulate a South Alabama vs Appalachian State prediction for this College Football Week 4 game on Saturday, September 21st, at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Let’s take a look at a South Alabama Jaguars vs Appalachian State Mountaineers pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Jaguars' recent form and recent player performance

-The Mountaineers' recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving South Alabama

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Appalachian State

-Recent betting trends in games played between South Alabama and Appalachian State

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Jaguars and Mountaineers.

Appalachian State Looks to Build on Last Game

Appalachian State in the last game faced off against East Carolina and they were able to secure the 21-19 victory. The only lost for Clemson came against East Carolina two games ago and even though the offense scored 20 points the defense gave up 66 points. The first game of the season was a 38-10 victory over East Tennessee State.

Against East Carolina the offense did a good job of moving the ball but turnovers were still a problem. Joey Aguilar completed 32 of his 47 passes for 424 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. The passing game is good, but they need him to stop throwing interceptions. Kaedin Robinson had a huge game also catching seven passes for 109 yards. The defense did have one interception, and they are going to need to step up here and try to create a couple of turnovers.

South Alabama Offense Put On Show

South Alabama might have lost their first two games of the season but they got right in the last game. South Alabama faced off against Northwestern State and the offense scored 87 points and they ended up winning in blowout fashion. They could have ran the score up even higher but in the 4th quarter the offense only scored seven points. Under center four South Alabama was Gio Lopez who completed 15 of his 19 passes for 257 yards, four touchdowns, and zero interceptions.

The passing game was fine but more impressive was the running game. Fluff Bothwell finished with seven passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Kentrell Bullock also finished with eight carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns. In the first two games the offense was fine, but the defense wasn’t. In the first game of the season against Nrth Texas they struggled and they ended up giving up 52 points.

Appalachian State vs South Alabama Matchup Facts

Appalachian State ranks T20th among FBS teams for 1st downs this season (71).
Appalachian State ranks T27th among FBS teams for Q3 win percentage this season (.667).
South Alabama ranks 8th among FBS teams for points per game this season (48.3).
South Alabama ranks 10th among FBS teams for H1 points per game this season (27.0).

South Alabama vs Appalachian State Prediction

The stats pop off the page for South Alabama as they scored 87 points in the last game but don’t forget about what they did in the first couple of games. This South Alabama defense isn’t good and they are going to really struggle to defend again here. The Appalachian State offense is going to use a balanced offensive attack here, and that will be enough for the Mountaineers to come out on top. Back Appalachian State against the spread.