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James Madison vs Old Dominion Prediction Game Preview

James Madison vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

James Madison vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12

James Madison vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: James Madison (5-3), Old Dominion (3-6)
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James Madison vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why James Madison Will Win

Old Dominion has suffered a power outage.

It wasn’t exactly ripping it up offensively over the first part of the season, but now it hit a wall, especially on the ground. The running game that hit Coastal Carolina for 320 yards a few weeks ago was stuffed by Georgia State for 26 yards and came up with just 11 against Marshall.

Now it gets to go against the second-best run defense in America. James Madison has allowed fewer than 65 yards five time so far. but …

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

The Monarchs might not have enough on offense, but the defense has been making things interesting.

The pass rush continues to be among the best in America, there’s a lot of bending without breaking, and the secondary has held up better after a rough start.

There weren’t any turnovers last week in the loss to Louisville, but James Madison has had a massive giveaway problem 14 over the five games before that.

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What’s Going To Happen

The offenses will perk. up a wee bit.

James Madison will stuff the Old Dominion running game from the start, and the Duke passing attack that went bye-bye over the last two weeks will suddenly reemerge.

The three-game slide stops here.

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James Madison vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

James Madison 30, Old Dominion 20
Line: James Madison -7.5, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
James Madison vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22

Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Georgia Southern (4-3), Old Dominion (3-3)
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Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

That’s how it’s supposed to work.

The Old Dominion passing game was efficient in the 49-21 shocker at Coastal Carolina last week, but it was the ground attack that took over and dominated.

After not doing much of anything all year, everything worked with 324 yards – almost half of the season total – with Blake Watson ripping off 256 yards and three scores.

That isn’t how the ODU offense normally works, but against Georgia Southern’s run defense that gets gouged for 221 yards per game, the main man will get fed again.

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Why Georgia Southern Will Win

Yeah, Georgia Southern will see your 300+ rushing yards and raise you 578 against James Madison.

The Dukes had one of the nation’s best run defenses, so the Eagles didn’t even bother as Kyle Vantrease went off, three different targets went over 100 yards, and now it’s time to roll on an Old Dominion pass defense that’s getting lit up for a Sun Belt-most 278 yards per game.

The Monarchs bring the nation’s best pass rush, but it doesn’t translate into production in the secondary.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can this really be as fun as they were last week? Let’s hope so.

The Sun Belt has been crazy unpredictable this year – last week with both of these teams showed that – but both passing games have been rock steady.

Can Old Dominion really do that again on the ground? Even if it does, Georgia Southern can keep bombing its way out of it.

The Monarchs are better at forcing takeaways and the the Eagles buckle when they start giving it away.

Georgia Southern will convert its third down tries. Old Dominion won’t.

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Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Georgia Southern 34, Old Dominion 30
Line: Georgia Southern -2.5, o/u: 67
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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Old Dominion vs Georgia State Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs Georgia State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

Old Dominion vs Georgia State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29

Old Dominion vs Georgia State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Old Dominion (3-4), Georgia State (2-5)
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Old Dominion vs Georgia State Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Georgia State’s defense has been funky. It got ripped up by the Appalachian State running game in last week’s loss, got hit with 359 passing yards in the win over Georgia Southern a few weeks ago, and Old Dominion’s offense can adapt to whatever works.

The passing game has been steady enough to be a sure thing to hit 200 yards, and the ground attack rumbled all over Coastal Carolina in a shocking win a few weeks ago.

With a great pass rush to bother Panther QB Darren Grainger, the defense should be okay, but …

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Why Georgia State Will Win

Old Dominion has a nightmare of a time on third downs, the pass defense is an issue, and it’s one of the few teams in the Sun Belt that can give Georgia State a run for being worse in the time of possession battle.

The Panthers are going to give up a ton of yards though the air, but they usually make up for it with a whale of a ground attack that gives up 212 yards per game.

The D has the ability to crank up multiple takeaways with two or more in four games, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Old Dominion doesn’t turn the ball over. At least it hasn’t given it up over the last two games and hasn’t had a huge issue with mistakes so far.

The Georgia State pass defense will struggle, Old Dominion should with the turnover battle, and the road side should come up with a strong win on the road to keep bowl hopes alive.

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Old Dominion vs Georgia State Prediction, Line

Old Dominion 34, Georgia State 27
Line: Georgia State -3.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Old Dominion vs Georgia State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15

Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 7, Saturday, October 15

Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 15
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Old Dominion (2-3), Coastal Carolina (6-0)
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Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

The Monarchs are throwing well enough to keep up.

There’s no running game, so the offense relies on Hayden Wolff to keep the offense going, and the defense takes care of the rest – it has to throw Coastal Carolina off of its rhythm.

As long as the takeaways are coming – five in the opener against Virginia Tech and nine in the last three games – and if the pass rush can bother Grayson McCall, this should be a fight.

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Why Coastal Carolina Will Win

Old Dominion really doesn’t have a running game, and that’s just part of the reason why it’s unable to control the clock.

The offense is miserable on third downs, it’s coming up with the second-fewest first downs in college football, and Coastal Carolina will take advantage of all of it.

The Chanticleers will own the clock, they won’t turn the ball over enough to matter, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Old Dominion will battle.

It’ll seem like Coastal Carolina is dominating the game, but the Monarchs will hang around and keep this close into the fourth quarter. They won’t be effective enough to take advantage of the opportunities, but they’ll make it fun.

Coastal Carolina will be too brutally efficient.

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Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Prediction, Line

Coastal Carolina 34, Old Dominion 24
Line: Coastal Carolina -11, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Liberty vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Liberty vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

Liberty vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1

Liberty vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: SD Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Liberty (3-1), Old Dominion (2-2)
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Liberty vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Liberty Will Win

The Flames might not seem like the high-powered fun show of the last few years, but they pushed Wake Forest in a 37-36 loss, came up with two solid victories over Southern Miss and UAB, and last week got by Akron in a 21-12 weird game hen things didn’t work quite right.

The pass rush is getting the job done time and again, and it should be a big bother to an Old Dominion offensive line that’s having major problems in pass protection.

The Monarch offense is the worst in America on third downs, there’s no push for the running game, and …

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

Despite a whole slew of problems, the team hasn’t been all that bad.

It beat Virginia Tech and got by Arkansas State, it pushed Virginia in a low-scoring fight, and lost on the road at East Carolina. It’s a different team in SD Ballard, and that starts with cranking up its own pass rush.

The ODU line might be struggling a bit, but the style of the Liberty offense give up a slew of plays in the backfield. The Monarchs are among the best in the Sun Belt at generating big things behind the line, Liberty is awful on third downs, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is going to be fun.

These are sausage teams – don’t ask how they’re made, just enjoy.

Both defensive fronts will take over at times, both will have penalty issues, and both will manage to turn it over a few times, just because.

However, Liberty will be more balanced, it’ll get something out of its running attack, and in a game that might not be that pretty, it should be entertaining in its own way up until the very end.

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Liberty vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Liberty 24, Old Dominion 20
Line: Liberty -3.5, o/u: 42.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Liberty vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 3

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Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Arkansas State vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 4 game on Saturday, September 24

Arkansas State vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 4, Saturday, September 24

Arkansas State vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 24
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Arkansas State (1-2), Old Dominion (1-2)
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Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Arkansas State Will Win

There’s an offense in there that’s just waiting to bust out.

The passing game hasn’t been bad. Throw out the blowout loss to Ohio State and the tough fight with Memphis – those were two road games against better teams, but the Red Wolves were able to throw.

QB James Blackman has yet to throw a pick, the offense has just one turnover in three games, and as long as the offense is moving everything will be fine because …

Old Dominion is AWFUL on third downs. It’s the worst in America converging just 18% of its chances, but …

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

The Monarchs are making up for mistakes with a defense that’s getting into the backfield and a style that grinds things down to a halt.

There’s a strange mix of things happening. ODU is painful to watch try moving the chains, and yet it dominates the time of possession battle with the way it operates.

On the other side, Arkansas State might be throwing well, but it doesn’t care about the clock. Old Dominion will make the other side play its style.

The Red Wolves can’t run, can’t stop the run, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

The should be able to throw just well enough to make this a fight.

Old Dominion just doesn’t do enough offensively to be consistent, but it’s going to keep the game in range at home. When it comes time to come up with the big drive late, though, it’s not going to happen.

Arkansas State will hit the passes ODU won’t.

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Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Arkansas State 30, Old Dominion 27
Line: Old Dominion -5, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Virginia vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Virginia vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 3 game on Saturday, September 17

Virginia vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 3, Saturday, September 17

Virginia vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 17
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: Virginia (1-1), Old Dominion (1-1)
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Virginia vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Virginia is scuffling offensively.

It hasn’t been able to come up with the high-powered passing game of last year, and the running game fell short in the loss to Illinois last week.

It’s having problems moving the chains, the five turnovers were a problem, and the special teams aren’t doing enough to pick up the slack.

Old Dominion wasn’t able to recapture the magic of the shocking opening game win over Virginia Tech – the defense didn’t come through in the 39-21 loss at East Carolina – but the passing game was okay last week, the D showed it could take the ball away with five turnovers against the Hokies, and …

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Why Virginia Will Win

Old Dominion’s offense can’t come up with a third down conversion.

It hit just 3-of-24 tries in the first two games, and the Virginia defense could use the help.

Virginia is just getting started. It has the parts to do more offensively, the defense has yet to give up 200 yards either rushing or receiving, and the pass rush should be a big bother in the Old Dominion backfield.

Come up with a few early scores, and there shouldn’t be too much of a worry about an offensive punch coming from the other side. There won’t be a problem as long as …

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What’s Going To Happen

Virginia has to chill on the turnovers.

ODU already showed what it could do when it takes the ball away – again, it came up with five turnovers against Virginia Tech – and the Cavaliers lost the ball five times so far.

The offense has to be sharper throwing the ball, but the running game will get going a bit to take the pressure off of Brennan Armstrong. It won’t be an easy win, but the Cavaliers will stuff the Monarch ground game and keep it all simple.

They won’t give Old Dominion the easy opportunities they’ll need.

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Virginia vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Virginia 34, Old Dominion 16
Line: Virginia -8.5, o/u: 53
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Virginia vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Old Dominion vs East Carolina Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs East Carolina game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 2 game on Saturday, September 10

Old Dominion vs East Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 2, Saturday, September 10

Old Dominion vs East Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 10
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Old Dominion (1-0), East Carolina (0-1)
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Old Dominion vs East Carolina Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Well that was fun.

The Ricky Rahne era at Old Dominion took a huge turn with the fantastic 20-17 win over Virginia Tech. The program went from not playing in the COVID year of 2020 to taking down an ACC school, and it did it by forcing a slew of mistakes and coming up with the big offensive drive when it absolutely needed it.

The Monarchs forced five Hokie takeaways, and now it has to continue against a dangerous East Carolina offense that turned it over twice in the 21-20 loss to NC State and – to be nice about it – had a few problems with the kicking game.

However …

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Why East Carolina Will Win

It’s not like the ODU offense worked. No, the performance and win weren’t fluky, but it’s going to be hard to repeat.

Hayden Wolff only connected on 14-of-35 passes, the running game was stuffed for just 84 yards, and now it’s up to the East Carolina defense to make it all continue.

Defense hasn’t always been a given for the Pirates over the year, but it was strong against NC State – it held the Wolfpack scoreless in the second half – and the offense did what it had to do against a great defense to be within a chip shot of a win.

East Carolina should be for real, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Here’s where East Carolina goes on a run with Campbell, Navy, and USF up next.

Old Dominion will play well, the offense will be better than it was against Virginia Tech, and it’ll hang around, but the East Carolina offense will take over as the first half goes on. It will turn it over just enough to keep this from getting out of hand, but ODU will make its share of mistakes, too.

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Old Dominion vs East Carolina Prediction, Line

East Carolina 31, Old Dominion 17
Line: East Carolina -13, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Old Dominion vs East Carolina Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Friday, September 2

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Friday, September 2

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Friday, September 2
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Virginia Tech (0-0), Old Dominion (0-0)
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Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Virginia Tech is trying to figure it all out.

The Hokies aren’t totally starting over under new head coach Brent Pry, but they’re trying to put the pieces together on the fly, and that starts with a quarterback situation that’s down to Marshall transfer Grant Wells and South Carolina transfer Jason Brown.

The O line needs an overhaul, new parts need to find their way into the backfield, and Old Dominion has to take advantage of all of it.

The defensive side returns some good pass rushers, and the offense is loaded with experience. The receiving weapons are going to be a problem for the Sun Belt – ODU’s new league – but …

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Why Virginia Tech Will Win

The Hokies will be fine.

No, the overall experience isn’t quite there, and yes, it would be nice to have a tune-up or two before dealing with a team full of veterans on like Old Dominion, but the linebacking corps is going to be strong, the secondary will be good enough, and no matter what the coaching staff goes with at the skill spots, the production will follow.

Yes, Old Dominion has plenty of good players, but the passing game has to prove it can be more efficient, the turnovers have to stop, and the pass defense has to show it can do more after a rough 2021.

As long as the lines are okay, Virginia Tech should be able to work out the kinks – Old Dominion isn’t that great, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s a road game against a jacked up team looking to make a giant statement – Old Dominion is dangerous enough to pull this off.

It did it in 2018 with a stunning 49-35 home win over the Hokies – and this version is even better.

Virginia Tech is going to need a little while, but the lines will hold up, Brent Pry’s defense will come up with three takeaways, and it’ll be a better-than-it-seems win to kick off the season before the ACC season starts with Boston College.

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Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Prediction: Virginia Tech 27, Old Dominion 17
Line: Virginia Tech -8.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Must See Rating: 3
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Sun Belt Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2022

Sun Belt predictions for every team and every game in the 2022 college football season

The Sun Belt just got a whole lot more interesting with the addition of Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss from Conference USA – and getting them a year before it seemed possible – and also brought in FCS powerhouse James Madison to a be a part of the fun.

The divisions are staying for now, but the great additions will make it far, far tougher for Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, and Louisiana to keep on dominating – even though they might not take that big a step back, if any.

While it might seem a bit cut-and-dry with the way the league is set up, watch out for some potentially big moves from some teams that struggled. The problem will be the schedules for Troy, South Alabama, and Arkansas State. Georgia State and Old Dominion programs that got to bowl games last season will have to fight, too.

The Sun Belt is stronger than ever and the season should be the best yet. The Sun Belt predictions for 2022 are …

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T5. James Madison
T5. Old Dominion

Appalachian State Mountaineers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 6-1
2021: 10-4, Prediction: 9-3
2020: 9-3, 2019: 13-1, 2018: 11-2

Sept 3 North Carolina L
Sept 10 at Texas A&M L
Sept 17 at Troy W
Sept 24 James Madison W
Oct 1 The Citadel W
Oct 8 at Texas State W
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 Georgia State W
Oct 29 Robert Morris W
Nov 3 at Coastal Carolina L
Nov 12 at Marshall L
Nov 19 Old Dominion W
Nov 26 at Georgia Southern W
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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 7-1
2021: 11-2, Prediction: 10-2
2020: 11-1, 2019: 5-7, 2018: 5-7

Sept 3 Army W
Sept 10 Gardner-Webb W
Sept 17 Buffalo W
Sept 22 at Georgia State W
Oct 1 Georgia Southern W
Oct 8 at ULM W
Oct 15 Old Dominion W
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 at Marshall L
Nov 3 Appalachian State W
Nov 12 Southern Miss W
Nov 19 at Virginia L
Nov 26 at James Madison W
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Georgia Southern Eagles

2022 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2021: 3-9, Prediction: 6-6
2020: 8-5, 2019: 7-6, 2018: 10-3

Sept 3 Morgan State W
Sept 10 at Nebraska L
Sept 17 at UAB L
Sept 24 Ball State W
Oct 1 at Coastal Carolina L
Oct 8 at Georgia State L
Oct 15 James Madison W
Oct 22 at Old Dominion L
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 South Alabama W
Nov 10 at Louisiana L
Nov 19 Marshall W
Nov 26 Appalachian State L
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Georgia State Panthers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2021: 8-5, Prediction: 6-6
2020: 6-4, 2019: 7-6, 2018: 2-10

Sept 3 at South Carolina L
Sept 10 North Carolina L
Sept 17 Charlotte W
Sept 22 Coastal Carolina L
Oct 1 at Army L
Oct 8 Georgia Southern W
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 at Appalachian State L
Oct 29 Old Dominion W
Nov 5 at Southern Miss W
Nov 12 ULM W
Nov 19 at James Madison W
Nov 26 at Marshall L
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James Madison Dukes

2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2021: 12-2, 2020: 7-1, 2019: 14-2, 2018: 9-4

Sept 3 Middle Tennessee W
Sept 10 Norfolk State W
Sept 17 OPEN DATE
Sept 24 at Appalachian State L
Oct 1 Texas State W
Oct 8 at Arkansas State W
Oct 15 at Georgia Southern L
Oct 22 Marshall W
Oct 27 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 at Louisville L
Nov 12 at Old Dominion L
Nov 19 Georgia State L
Nov 26 Coastal Carolina L
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Marshall Thundering Herd

2022 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2021: 7-6, Prediction: 9-3
2020: 7-3, 2019: 8-5, 2018: 9-4

Sept 3 Norfolk State W
Sept 10 at Notre Dame L
Sept 17 at Bowling Green W
Sept 24 at Troy L
Oct 1 Gardner-Webb W
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 Louisiana W
Oct 22 at James Madison L
Oct 29 Coastal Carolina W
Nov 5 at Old Dominion W
Nov 12 Appalachian State W
Nov 19 at Georgia Southern L
Nov 26 Georgia State W
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Old Dominion Monarchs

2022 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2021: 6-7, Prediction: 2-10
2020: 0-0, 2019: 1-11, 2018: 4-8

Sept 2 Virginia Tech L
Sept 10 at East Carolina L
Sept 17 at Virginia L
Sept 24 Arkansas State W
Oct 1 Liberty W
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 at Coastal Carolina L
Oct 22 Georgia Southern W
Oct 29 at Georgia State L
Nov 5 Marshall L
Nov 12 James Madison W
Nov 19 at Appalachian State L
Nov 26 at South Alabama L
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