In the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, the Georgia Southern Eagles are slight favorites against the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The game is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m. ET and ESPN will televise the action.
Betting Preview: Georgia Southern Eagles at Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan enters this game as the underdog and is currently being given 1 point. Georgia Southern is receiving -115 moneyline odds while Eastern Michigan is -105. Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 48 points, and if one side can get out in front early, it’ll probably create a decent betting opportunity in-game.
The line opened at 0 but has recently moved lower to -1. The game’s O/U has not moved after being initially placed at 48.
Both of these teams have been profitable this year as Georgia Southern has recorded 6.3 units while Eastern Michigan is ahead 5.0 units.
Georgia Southern has gone 9-3 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Eagles are 7-5 SU.
Georgia Southern is looking to maintain momentum following a solid 35-14 victory over Georgia State on November 24 where Shai Werts completed eight passes on 11 attempts for just 105 yards and two touchdowns. Wesley Fields (151 yards on 16 rush attempts, one TD) and the signal-caller Werts (75 yards on 13 carries, one TD) mounted the running attack. Kennedy III (four receptions, six yards) and Fields (two catches, three yards) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Eastern Michigan just earned a 28-20 win over Kent State. Tyler Wiegers completed 13-of-26 passes for 139 yards and one interception. Ian Eriksen (118 yards on 17 rush attempts, three TDs) and Breck Turner (51 yards on eight carries) handled the running game as Dylan Drummond (three receptions, 10 yards) and Mathew Sexton (two catches, 64 yards) led the receiving attack in the win.
Georgia Southern has run the ball on 84.2 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Eastern Michigan has a rush percentage of 56.4 percent. The Eagles has produced 260.8 rush yards/game and has 33 touchdowns on the ground this year. Eastern Michigan is logging 149.4 rush yards per game and has 23 total rushing TDs.
If the numbers so far this season are any indication, then it’s looking like Georgia Southern should hold an advantage when it comes to efficiency in the ground game, as its running backs has produced 5.4 yards per carry while the defense is allowing a YPC of 3.9 to opponents. Eastern Michigan has recorded 3.8 yards per carry and allowed 4.4 YPC to opponents.
The Georgia Southern offense has logged 82.8 yards per game in the air overall and has 10 passing scores so far. Eastern Michigan has recorded 228.6 pass yards per game and has 18 total pass TDs.
Georgia Southern has allowed opponents to run for an average of 144.2 yards and pass for 217.6 yards per game. The Eastern Michigan D has given up 160.0 yards per game to opposing passers and 192.9 yards per game on the ground. Eastern Michigan is allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 3.94 to opposing QBs, while Georgia Southern has given up a 5.24 ANY/A.
Offensively, Werts has amassed 921 passing yards this season. He’s completed 59 percent of his 103 attempts with 10 scores through the air and has yet to throw an interception. He has a sparkling 8.47 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number sits at 10.47 over the last two games.
In the other huddle, Tyler Wiegers has completed 156-of-242 passes for 1,758 yards, 11 TDs and three INTs. Wiegers’ ANY/A stands at 6.29 for the season and 3.96 across his last two games.
Georgia Southern Eagles at Eastern Michigan Eagles NCAA Pick
SU Winner: Eastern Michigan, ATS Winner: Eastern Michigan, O/U: Under
Betting Trends
- The Georgia Southern offense has recorded eight pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Eastern Michigan has put up 12 such plays.
- The Georgia Southern defense has allowed nine pass plays of 40 yards or more, while Eastern Michigan has given up eight such plays.
- The Georgia Southern offense has created 28 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Eastern Michigan has created 16 such runs.
- The Georgia Southern defense has allowed 10 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Eastern Michigan has given up 14 such runs.
- The Eastern Michigan D has recorded 26 sacks on the year while Georgia Southern has 25.
- Georgia Southern has rushed for 6.1 yards per attempt over its past three games and 7.2 over its last two.
- Eastern Michigan has averaged 4.5 yards per carry over its last three outings and 5.1 over its last two.
- Eastern Michigan has won six of its last seven games SU, with a -15-point defeat to Army West Point on October 27th accounting for its only loss over that stretch.
