The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2 C-USA) and the Georgia Southern Eagles (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt) meet Wednesday for a 3 p.m. ET kickoff at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Below, we analyze the Louisiana Tech-Georgia Southern college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:13 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Louisiana Tech +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Georgia Southern -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Louisiana Tech +6.5 (-110) | Georgia Southern -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 48.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern: Three things to know
- Louisiana Tech enters on a six-game bowl winning streak, including last season’s 14-0 upset of Miami in the Independence Bowl. This will also be the Bulldogs’ seventh appearance in 12 FBS bowl games in the state of Louisiana. They’re 4-1-1 in those games, and 7-1 ATS in the past eight bowl games
- Georgia Southern QB Shai Werts, a finalist for the Wuerffel Award, is a question mark due to a shoulder injury. With backup QB Justin Tomlin (ankle) out with and ankle surgery, Werts and Miller Mosely are listed atop the depth chart. Freshman QB Sam Kenerson could also get some snaps with the starter uncertain.
- Werts led the Eagles with 936 passing yards and 7 touchdowns, while running for a team-high 649 yards with 8 scores. He edged out RB J.D. King (625 yards, 5 TDs) for the rushing lead. The latter is also out for the season due to a knee ailment. Despite losing its leading rusher at the time, Georgia Southern was still seventh in the nation with 262.4 rushing yards per game.
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Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Louisiana Tech 26, Georgia Southern 17
Money line (ML)
LOUISIANA TECH (+200) presents a great opportunity to double up your investment. One, the Bulldogs are playing in their home state, and two, the Eagles (-250) are just so banged up with uncertainty at the quarterback position.
Against the spread (ATS)
LOUISIANA TECH +6.5 (-110) has posted a 4-1-1 ATS mark in its past six bowl appearances in the Brown Pelican State, while registering Overs in seven of its past eight bowl games overall. The Bulldogs are also 5-1 ATS in the past six neutral-site appearances. Georgia Southern has cashed in just three of its past 12 games on a field turf surface, while hitting in just two of the past nine following a cover in its previous outing.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 48.5 (-110) might be my favorite play on the board in this one. The Under has connected in six of the past eight bowl games for Louisiana Tech, while cashing in eight of its past 10 neutral-site affairs. The Under is 5-1 in Georgia Southern’s past six non-conference tilts, 5-2 in the past seven as a favorite and 7-2 in the past nine against teams with a winning record.
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