The Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-2 overall, 0-1 Sun Belt) host the Georgia State Panthers (1-1, 0-1) at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Ark., in a Thursday night kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the Georgia State-Arkansas State college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Georgia State at Arkansas State: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 5:18 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Arkansas State -154 (bet $154 to win $100) | Georgia State +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Against the spread/ATS: Arkansas State -3.5, -106 (bet $106 to win $100) | Georgia State +3.5, -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Over/Under: 72.5 (O: -115 | U: -106)
Georgia State at Arkansas State: Three things to know
- Due to COVID-19 protocols, Georgia State has had a stutter-start to the 2020 season. That uneven start has produced a 34-31 overtime loss to Louisiana-Lafayette (which holds up quite nicely in retrospect) and an impressive game-control, 49-29 throttling of East Carolina. The Panthers are 2-0 against the spread this fall and are 6-3 ATS since last October. That stretch includes a 52-38 win over Arkansas State on Oct. 5, 2019.
- ASU’s 2-2 mark includes an impressive 35-31 win over Kansas State – currently No. 22 in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports – on Sept. 12, a disappointing 52-23 blowout loss two weeks later at Coastal Carolina, and a 50-27 win over FCS Central Arkansas last Saturday. In and around those four game dates, two others were postponed, so Red Wolves fans (and bettors alike) would be excused for a case of whiplash. Looking for some consistency in that stretch? Try the numbers of senior WR Jonathan Adams, Jr.: 6-plus catches each game (26 total), 362 receiving yards, and five touchdowns.
- Panthers junior RB Destin Coates tallied 7 TD on a 6.7 YPC average in 2019. He’s already piled up 263 yards in just two games this season, and he figures to be a key figure if GSU is to prevail in a midweek night game at ASU.
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Georgia State at Arkansas State: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Georgia State 35, Arkansas State 31
Money line (ML)
Take the generous +130 price and MAKE A PLAY ON GEORGIA STATE. The Panthers are solid in their front seven and a more well-rounded group all around. GSU heads into this contest well rested while Arkansas State played last Saturday.
Against the spread (ATS)
The sample is but two games, but there’s enough on the Panthers’ side of this equation to make for some value on Thursday’s visitors from Atlanta. The 34-31 overtime loss to Louisiana fits as a potential springboard: This game at ASU could look like a 3.5-point steal in a few weeks’ time. TAKE GEORGIA STATE (+3.5).
Over/Under (O/U)
Scores have been soaring in 2020, and a decent-weather Sun Belt contest between two teams that produced 90 points in their last meeting figures to draw a number near 35-a-side. PASS.
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