- Georgia Southern’s odds opened at -1.5 and are now -6 to win the New Orleans Bowl against Sam Houston State.
- 20+ players have opted out for Sam Houston.
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Bowl could be one of the biggest “what if” games if both teams had their full arsenals suiting up between the Georgia Southern Eagles of the Sun Belt and Sam Houston State Bearkats from Conference USA.
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Georgia Southern Vs. Sam Houston
- Moneyline: Georgia Southern (-230) vs. Sam Houston (+190)
- Spread: Georgia Southern -6
- Total: 49
Georgia Southern has remained the favorite since opening as a -1.5 on college football prop betting sites. However, with Sam Houston taking massive hits in the transfer portal, the line has taken a five point swing even more in favor of the Eagles. This has all stemmed from their head coach, KC Keeler, leaving the program for Temple.
Sam Houston is seeing some notable names hit the portal including their top-3 running backs on the depth chart in Jay Ducker, DJ McKinney, and John Gentry. Their defense is taking even more of a hit with Caleb Weaver, Briceon Hayes, Chris Murray, David Fisher, Isaiah Cash, and Trey Fields all headed out. All six of who were in the top-10 in total tackles for the team.
Take Advantage Of The Low Spread Before Another Shift
With not much of a ground game and major holes opening up in their defense, all signs are pointing towards Georgia Southern running away with this one in a convincing way meaning bettors should be smashing their spread on college football sportsbooks.
All time against Conference USA opponents, Georgia Southern is 3-2 straight up and against the spread. On the season as a whole, the Eagles are 8-3-1 against with a +3.5 cover margin. They’ve also been hot to close the season going 6-2 ATS in that stretch.
