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North Texas vs Rice Prediction, Game Preview

North Texas vs Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

North Texas vs Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

North Texas vs Rice How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: North Texas (1-6), Rice (3-4)
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North Texas vs Rice Game Preview

Why North Texas Will Win

The Rice offense isn’t good enough to keep up if North Texas can get out to a huge start.

Shocking win over UAB aside, the Owls still only came up with 346 yards of total O, there isn’t enough of a running game, and the passing attack isn’t built to bomb away to keep up in a firefight.

The 30 points scores last week against the Blazers were the most against any FBS team, with only one other game with over 17.

North Texas has its issues, but the offense is versatile, balanced, and it wouldn’t have a problem getting into a back-and-forth battle, but …

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Why Rice Will Win

The North Texas defense isn’t good enough.

The offense might have enough parts to come up with over 200 yards both running and passing if everything goes right, but the line allows way too many plays behind the line. It’s that other side that’s the issue.

The run defense stuffed Liberty last week, but it allowed over 300 yards through the air for the second straight game in yet another loss. The Mean Green are allowing 35 points per game, they’re turning the ball over way too much, and Rice should be able to take control of all of that because …

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What’s Going To Happen

Slower and steadier should win the race here.

Rice is terrific at owning the time of possession battle, and it should be able to grind a bit – even if the running game isn’t great – by converting on just about every important third down.

The Owls will show off decent balance with one of the most efficient and effective offensive days of the year. All of a sudden, Rice will win four of its last five games as it makes a sneaky push for a bowl game.

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North Texas vs Rice Prediction, Lines

Rice 34, North Texas 27
Line: Rice -2.5, o/u: 56
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2

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FIU vs Marshall Prediction, Game Preview

FIU vs Marshall prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

FIU vs Marshall prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

FIU vs Marshall How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Joan C Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
How To Watch: Stadium
Record: FIU (1-6), Marshall (4-3)
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FIU vs Marshall Game Preview

Why FIU Will Win

The passing game continues to be fun.

The wins aren’t there, and the defense is letting the team down, but the Golden Panthers have the ability to keep up and bomb away against just about anyone with one of the best downfield passing attacks in college football.

FIU will throw for over 300 yards, and then it comes down to whether or not Marshall goes Marshall and turns the ball over enough to matter. The Thundering Herd have given it up multiple times in every game but one with ten giveaways over the last three games. But …

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Why Marshall Will Win

This FIU team just doesn’t do a thing on defense.

It might throw for a ton of yards, but it gives them up just as fast, allowing 382 passing yards or more in four of the last five games.

It’s the second-worst pass defense in the country, there’s no ball control with the O struggling in the time of possession battle, and when it comes to those pesky Thundering Herd giveaways, the FIU D has only come up with four turnovers.

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What’s Going To Happen

Marshall has to do everything possible to not turn the ball over four times. It can get away with its normal two, but the only way FIU pulls this off is if there’s a total meltdown like the Herd’s loss to Middle Tennessee.

Expect over 600 passing yards between the two teams and a lot of offensive fun, but Marshall will come up with a few stops, and FIU won’t.

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FIU vs Marshall Prediction, Lines

Marshall 48, FIU 24
Line: Marshall -22, o/u: 64
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2

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Louisiana Tech vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana Tech vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Louisiana Tech vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Louisiana Tech vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: Louisiana Tech (2-5), Old Dominion (1-6)
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Louisiana Tech vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Louisiana Tech Will Win

The passing game is a whole lot of fun.

It has to bomb away to keep up, and it didn’t do much against UTEP a few weeks ago, but it got to well over 300 yards in two of the last three games and three of the last five.

Old Dominion is good at keeping scores low – for the most part – and staying in range, but it doesn’t have a consistent downfield passing game and turns the ball over way too often. It hasn’t been great against the decent passing games, giving up close to 400 yards two weeks ago to the WKU air show and close to 300 yards to Marshall – Louisiana Tech will get to 300 yards, but …

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

Louisiana Tech doesn’t have enough of a pass rush to bother the Old Dominion backfield with just two sacks in the last three games and ten on the year.

Old Dominion has enough of a running game to potentially slow things down, and if the passing game can be a balance and not force anything, it should dominate the time of possession battle.

It has GOT to stop with the giveaways. The Monarchs have turned it over two or more times in each of the last four games and ten times during the stretch, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Louisiana Tech has turned it over eight times in the last three and is hit-or-miss on takeaways.

If the Bulldogs can force the four turnovers – or close to it – like they did against UTEP, they win. The can win with three takeaways. Anything less than that, and Old Dominion gets the first win over an FBS team in the Ricky Rahne era.

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Louisiana Tech vs Old Dominion Prediction, Lines

Old Dominion 24, Louisiana Tech 23
Line: Louisiana Tech -4, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1

Must See Rating: 2

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Buffalo vs Bowling Green Prediction, Game Preview

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Buffalo vs Bowling Green prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Buffalo vs Bowling Green How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: Buffalo (4-4), Bowling Green (2-6)
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Buffalo vs Bowling Green Game Preview

Why Bowling Green Will Win

Is Bowling Green ever going to prove to the world that the 14-10 win over Minnesota wasn’t an all-timer of a fluke?

How did the team respond after what appeared to be a program-transforming win? Four straight losses including a blowout to Eastern Michigan and a 14-point defeat to Akron.

However, the passing game has finally started to work after years of struggling. The Falcons are getting past 200 yards with regularity, the pass defense has allowed fewer than 150 yards in five of the eight games, and the potential really is there to rise up and produce something strong.

But …

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Why Buffalo Will Win

There’s a reason the pass defense stats are so great. The Bowling Green defense isn’t anything amazing.

Tennessee and Northern Illinois each ran for over 300 yards, Kent State ran for 262, and Minnesota should’ve ran for more than 182 it did in the clunker.

Buffalo doesn’t have the offense of the last few years, but the ground game has been fantastic over the last few weeks to go along with a more consistently solid passing attack.

The Bull defensive line is great at getting into the backfield, the offensive line is great at keeping defenses out of the backfield, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s a focus game for Buffalo.

Bowling Green is playing better than it has in the last few years, but UB has a way of struggling to put games away. It needed a minor miracle to beat a bad Ohio team, it beat Old Dominion by one, and the easiest win over an FBS team was against Akron.

This won’t be a breeze, but the Bulls will keep moving the chains in the second half to finally pull away.

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Buffalo vs Bowling Green Prediction, Lines

Buffalo 38, Bowling Green 24
Line: Buffalo -13.5, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

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Liberty vs UMass Prediction, Game Preview

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Liberty vs UMass prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Liberty vs UMass How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, VA
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Liberty (6-2), UMass (1-6)
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Liberty vs UMass Game Preview

Why UMass Will Win

What happened to Liberty?

It’s still good, but it isn’t the consistently amazing offensive show of last year, even though almost all of the parts are back.

6-2 is hardly bad, but the offense hasn’t hit 400 yards in either of the last two games, the running game wasn’t there against North Texas, and UMass has to  try to keep things moving enough to hold up.

The Flame defense couldn’t slow down the North Texas running game, the pass defense has allowed over 200 yards in each of the last three games, and …

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Why Liberty Will Win

Liberty is just fine.

It might not be quite as sharp and dominant as it was last year, but it’s playing well enough to pull against a UMass defense that’s been ripped up against the run on a regular basis.

The Minutemen might have pushed the offense against UConn, and it had a good game earlier in the year against Eastern Michigan, but they’re inconsistent and the running game will struggle to get anything consistently moving.

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What’s Going To Happen

Liberty has been underwhelming over the last few weeks on the road, but it’s back at home, the UMass offense has scored seven points or fewer in three of the last four games, and this is when everything starts to look back to how it’s supposed to be.

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Liberty vs UMass Prediction, Lines

Liberty 45, UMass 7
Line: Liberty -35, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 2

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Texas State vs Louisiana Prediction, Game Preview

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Texas State vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Texas State vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Texas State (0-0), Louisiana (0-0)
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Texas State vs Louisiana Game Preview

Why Texas State Will Win

How well can the Bobcats run the ball?

They’ve had moments here and there, but they were able to overcome a slew of their other issues by running all over South Alabama in a stunning win a few weeks ago. When they can’t control things on the ground – even a little bit – bad things happen.

Louisiana has been a bit too inconsistent. The wins are rolling, but some days the passing attack works, and some days if doesn’t really show up. The offense pitched a gem against Appalachian State, and then it went right back to moving the ball well without scoring enough in a too-tight 28-27 win over a bad Arkansas State team.

Texas State has to keep this close – four of the six Louisiana wins were decided by eight points or fewer.

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Why Louisiana Will Win

The running game is on a roll.

After starting the season slow out of the gate, it all started to work with four 225-yard-and-more days in the last five games, and they’re about to push for 300 in this.

Texas State’s defense hasn’t been all that awful, but it doesn’t do any one thing at a high level. There isn’t enough of a push into the backfield, and the run defense doesn’t hold up well at the point of attack.

The Bobcat run D allowed 200 yards or more in three of the last four games, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is a weird Louisiana team.

It’s on a six-game winning streak, it blew the doors off of Appalachian State, but it struggled against … Arkansas State? South Alabama? Georgia Southern?

A win is a win is a win, but it would be nice to come up with a breather going into the finishing kick. This can’t be a West-clinching game, but if the Ragin’ Cajuns win and ULM loses to Appalachian State, they’ll earn a piece of the division title.

It won’t be easy.

Texas State won’t come up with enough good defensive stops, but the offense will be dangerous enough to make Levi Lewis and company keep pushing.

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Texas State vs Louisiana Prediction, Lines

Louisiana 31, Texas State 20
Line: Louisiana -21, o/u: 57
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee Prediction, Game Preview

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Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Southern Miss (1-6), Middle Tennessee (3-4)
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Southern Miss vs Middle Tennessee Game Preview

Why Southern Miss Will Win

The defense hasn’t been all that bad.

It’s not the rock it needs to be – especially against the run – but it’s not the overall problem. It hasn’t allowed more than 400 yards in six of the seven games – Alabama is the only team to go off – and it should be good enough to keep the Middle Tennessee attack from taking over the game.

The Blue Raiders don’t do much on the ground and the O overall averages 350 yards per game. The Golden Eagle defensive front should make things happen behind the line, but …

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Why Middle Tennessee Will Win

Yeah, the Southern Miss offense. It’s a problem.

The running game would be the statistically worst in America by far if it didn’t go off against Grambling. It hasn’t hit 100 yards in any of the last five games, and the passing game isn’t steady enough to pick up the slack.

Southern Miss came up with a grand total of 107 yards of total offense in the loss to UAB two weeks ago.

Middle Tennessee leads the nation in turnover margin, the defensive front will live in the Southern Miss backfield, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s not going to take much for the Blue Raiders to take over, and they’ll do it on the ground.

They’d like to be balanced, but the Southern Miss run defense has been a problem over the last month allowing over 200 yards in three of the last four games. It’ll be a third win in the last four games for a surging Middle Tennessee team that stays alive in the chase for a bowl bid.

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Southern Miss vs Middle Tennessee Prediction, Lines

Middle Tennessee 30, Southern Miss 16
Line: Middle Tennessee -13.5, o/u: 48
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2

5: The French Dispatch
1: Finch

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Georgia State vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Game Preview

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Georgia State vs Georgia Southern prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Georgia State vs Georgia Southern How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Allen E Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Georgia State (3-4), Georgia Southern (2-5)
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Georgia State vs Georgia Southern Game Preview

Why Georgia State Will Win

The passing game has been on as part of an offense that’s kicked it all into high gear.

The running game has been terrific over the last five games – hitting 267 yards or more in four of the last five – but Darren Grainger has thrown for 430 yards and six touchdowns with no picks in the last two wins.

Georgia Southern has been better with the passing attack, but that’s because it hasn’t been strong enough at its day job. When the running game is rolling, everything is fine. However, its only two wins came when tearing off 365 yards or more – with over 500 on Arkansas State – and it’s 0-5 when it doesn’t.

The Georgia State defense hasn’t allowed more than 166 rushing yards in any of the last five games and hasn’t allowed more than 258 all year – Army got the one big yardage day. However …

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Why Georgia Southern Will Win

The Eagles absolutely have to run and keep running and keep running some more to try shortening the game and controlling the clock.

Georgia State’s passing attack really has been better, and that’s an issue – Georgia Southern has the nation’s worst pass defense. However, the Panthers don’t control the clock – the idea of the attack is to go, go, go – and the passing game isn’t all that efficient.

The Eagles don’t have a turnover problem, they should be able to hold the ball for close to 34 minutes, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s a good rivalry game that often defies logic and reason, but Georgia State should be able to bomb at will on the beleaguered Georgia Southern secondary.

The Eagles have allowed 330 passing yards or more in five of the seven games and gave up way over 200 in the other two. Even so, for the first time all year Georgia State will play in a relatively tight game – again, rivalry.

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Georgia State vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Lines

Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 23
Line: Georgia State -6, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Arkansas State vs South Alabama Prediction, Game Preview

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Arkansas State vs South Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Arkansas State vs South Alabama How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 5:00 ET
Venue: Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Arkansas State (1-6), South Alabama (4-3)
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Arkansas State vs South Alabama Game Preview

Why Arkansas State Will Win

The O will get going from the start.

The defense might not be doing a whole lot of anything, but the passing game should hit 300 yards, and the team is a wee bit rested with nine days off since pushing Louisiana way too hard in a 28-27 loss.

Layne Hatcher doesn’t throw interceptions, he’ll drive the ball down the field, and now he and the attack should be give South Alabama’s secondary all it can handle.

The Jaguar defense has been solid all year, but it’s coming off a rough day in a shootout loss to ULM – it gave up 369 yards through the air – and hasn’t played a whole slew of high-powered passing teams.

This is the most dangerous O USA has faced, but …

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Why South Alabama Will Win

This is the worst defense South Alabama has played.

Arkansas State is dead last in America in total D, allowing 579 yards per game, and it’s not getting better.

The Red Wolves allowed 540 yards or more in every game since the opener against Central Arkansas, and now they have to deal with an effective and efficient South Alabama passing attack that’s been terrific over the last few weeks.

The Jaguar ground attack doesn’t do a whole lot, but this is the game to take the pressure off of QB Jake Bentley. The Arkansas State defensive front allowed 200 rushing yards or more in every game but the opener, and gave up over 1,200 yards on the ground over the last three outings.

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What’s Going To Happen

Arkansas State played one of its best games of the season last week against the Ragin’ Cajuns, and it should give South Alabama a hard time in a bit of a shootout.

ULM doesn’t have the most dangerous of attacks, and it went off on the Jaguars last week. However, as always, Arkansas State will put up a ton of yards and points, and its opponent will do a little bit more.

It’ll be a whole lot of fun. Arkansas State games usually are.

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Arkansas State vs South Alabama Prediction, Lines

South Alabama 38, Arkansas State 30
Line: South Alabama -9, o/u: 66
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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ULM vs Appalachian State Prediction, Game Preview

ULM vs Appalachian State prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

ULM vs Appalachian State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

ULM vs Appalachian State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: ULM (4-3), Appalachian State (5-2)
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ULM vs Appalachian State Game Preview

Why ULM Will Win

Where did this come from?

In one of the best stories of the 2021 season, ULM went from nothing to being in the mix for a bowl game by winning four of its last six games.

How?

Eliminating mistakes has meant everything. The team doesn’t beat itself – there aren’t a lot of penalties or turnovers, and that’s combining with an offense that’s ramping things up as the season has gone on.

The Warhawk O has produced progressively more over the last four games, highlighted by a shocking upset over Liberty and a 555-yard day against South Alabama.

Freshman QB Chandler Rogers stepped in and has been amazing, throwing eight touchdown passes and just one pick over the last three games. For all of the great things Appalachian State has done, it’s allowed 200 passing yards or more in every game, but …

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Why Appalachian State Will Win

The ULM run defense is about to be hammered.

The team has been sharp enough and good enough to overcome a slew of problems, but Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and Liberty all ran well on the Warhawk D, combining for over 850 yards and ten touchdowns over a three week span before the South Alabama game.

Appalachian State won’t do anything crazy here. Hand the ball off, hand it off again, and get out of the way. The team is 5-0 when running for 160 yards or more.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can Appalachian State keep the turnovers to a minimum?

ULM isn’t going to screw up – it’s +8 in turnover margin on the year and +4 over the last two games – and Appalachian State has turned it over 13 times and is a -5 over the last two games.

It’s going to be a good fight with a whole lot of offense, but Appalachian State will keep the production going from the win over Coastal Carolina to continue to push for a spot in the Sun Belt Championship.

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ULM vs Appalachian State Prediction, Lines

Appalachian State 45, ULM 20
Line: Appalachian State -27, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

5: The French Dispatch
1: Finch

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