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Oklahoma baseball salvaged the series with a 14-4 run-rule win over Georgia Southern on Sunday.
Oklahoma baseball concluded their three-game home set with Georgia Southern on Sunday afternoon after dropping the first two games in a doubleheader on Saturday. Continue reading “Oklahoma salvages series winning finale against Georgia Southern 14-4”
College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, looking ahead to the Georgia Southern Eagles season with what you need to know.
College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Georgia Southern Eagles season with what you need to know.
– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak
– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Top Players | Key Players, Games, Stats
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Schedule Analysis
– Georgia Southern Previews 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
2019 Record: 7-6 overall, 5-3 in Sun Belt
Head Coach: Chad Lunsford, 4th year, 19-13
2019 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 105
2019 CFN Final Season Formula Ranking: 55
2019 CFN Preview Ranking: 108
No one knows what’s going to happen to the 2020 college football season. We’ll take a general look at where each team stands – doing it without spring ball to go by – while crossing our fingers that we’ll all have some well-deserved fun this fall. Hoping you and yours are safe and healthy.
– As always, the Georgia Southern offense will revolve around a devastating running game that tries to control the clock and goes on long, exhausting drives. There’s no passing attack – the Eagles were last in the nation with 75 yards per game – but when it all works, this is one tough team to deal with.
Eight starters are back, but they have to be even more effective. More on that in the Keys section.
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– The main parts return in the backfield. QB Shai Werts is back for what seems like his tenth year with the program, running for 740 yards and five scores. Wesley Kennedy ran for a team-high 824 yards and 11 scores in just nine games, and JD King ran for 804 yards and eight scores. It’s a deep, deep group, and it has to be – the top runners take a pounding.
The offensive line returns three starters including both starting tackles, but center will be a battle in practices. Lawrence Edwards is a solid guard on either side.
– The receivers aren’t totally afterthoughts in this offense, but they can get a little lonely. Malik Murray led the team with 20 catches for 195 yards and three scores, but the other options returning have to be more explosive. Volume catches aren’t a part of the puzzle, but averaging over 14 yards per catch as a team is a must – it averaged just over 12 last year.
Previewing Saturday’s Cure Bowl betting odds between the Liberty Flames at Georgia Southern Eagles, with betting picks, tips and bets.
The Liberty Flames (7-5) face the Georgia Southern Eagles (7-5) in Saturday’s Cure Bowl. The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET at Exploria Stadium in Orlando.
We analyze the Liberty-Georgia Southern odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.
1. Georgia Southern definitely relies on the ground game, rushing for 3,138 yards (the nation’s eighth-best average of 261.5 yards per game). However, the Eagles rank last in passing yards, throwing for just 873 yards (72.8 YPG), but with no interceptions.
2. Liberty, in just its second year as an FBS program, threw for 3,486 yards this season to rank 21st overall with a 290.5 YPG average. The Flames ranked 72nd with 152.0 rushing YPG.
3. As for scoring, Liberty averaged 33.7 PPG, while Georgia Southern averaged 29.2 PPG.
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Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 1:50 p.m. ET.
Liberty 37, Georgia Southern 28
Bowl games are tough to gauge, but here you have a high-powered offense in its first bowl game in school history against a team that gave up more than 30 points five times. LIBERTY’S +155 not only is a great value because it’s its first-ever bowl game, the team will be extra motivated to play well. Take the underdog and win big.
New to sports betting? Every $10 wagered on Liberty would profit $15.50 if the Flames prevail.
Georgia Southern is favored at -4.5 (-106). The Eagles are 5-7 ATS on the season, while the Flames are 6-6. They had one common opponent in New Mexico State. They both won and covered the spread in that game.
Using the same logic as with the moneyline, take the underdog newcomers. They will be fired up because this is something special for them as a program. Take the FLAMES +4.5 (-115).
The total is set at 58.5 points. Georgia Southern finished 8-4 O/U in the regular season. Liberty was 4-6 O/U. Anticipate a high-scoring game here and take the OVER (-110).
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