Georgia Southern Eagles vs Old Dominion Monarchs Point Spread Picks

Old Dominion won its third straight 33-0 over Troy on Nov. 13, outgaining the Trojans 503-138. Troy had negative rushing yardage with 26 yards on 34 carries. Colton Joseph threw for 147 yards and a TD, and Devin Roche ran for 145 yards on 16 carries for the Monarchs, who have allowed only 27 points in three games after yielding 111 in two games against Marshall and James Madison. Old Dominion won last year's meeting 47-19. The Monarchs are 11-5 ATS in their past 16 road contests. Georgia Southern still needs a win to become bowl-eligible after its 45-40 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The Eagles are 2-5-1 ATS after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game and 1-3-1 ATS after totaling more than 200 yards rushing. The Eagles allow 34.6 points per game and rank near the bottom in most defensive categories, including 465.9 yards per game. Lay the points with Old Dominion. 

Old Dominion needs to win its final two games to qualify for a bowl berth, but the Monarchs will have to snap a three-game skid while Georgia Southern has lost two straight and the Eagles are 1-4 ATS their past five games. The Monarchs lost 38-10 to Liberty last week and they are 5-0 ATS their past five games after scoring fewer than 20 points their previous game. Old Dominion QB Grant Wilson has thrown for 1,636 yards and 14 TDs with only six picks this season and the Monarchs average 357.4 total offense yards, including 158.5 on the ground. Georgia Southern allows 28.0 points per game this season and 35.8 its past five games. The Eagles come off a 38-33 loss to Marshall and they have yielded more than 400 total yards in four of their past six games. Take Old Dominion as a Max Play. 

Georgia Southern's offense is far better at home averaging 28 points in its last three road contests. QB Kyle Vantrease (17 TDs, 12 INTs) has been turnover prone and on the road, he has 7 TDs, 10 picks. He faces a strong Old Dominion defense that is tops in the Sun Belt allowing 47 points in two conference games. They come off a win over previously unbeaten Coastal Carolina allowing 21 points. That Coastal Carolina squad is #19 in the country in yards per game (475.8) and #32 in points (33.3 pg). Old Dominion is 10-2 UNDER the total against teams that are allowing 450 or more total yards per contest. Max Play: Georgia Southern/Old Dominion UNDER the total.