Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State

The Birmingham Bowl, and a rematch of a close regular-season meeting where Georgia Southern won, 25-23. Georgia Southern's star running back O.J. Arnold (880 yards, 6.6 ypc) is questionable to play with an injury. He ran for 105 yards in the first meeting. Georgia Southern finished with the worst defense in the nation, surrendering 484.7 yards per game. They're also ranked 133rd against the run (230.9 rushing yards allowed per contest). Appalachian State knocked off Marshall, 26-24, as a +3.5 underdog, then lost to Arkansas State in the finale, 30-29, in the last minute, despite running for 182 yards (5.1 ypc). Of the team's six Sun Belt losses, four were by a combined 15 points, including three by three points or less. Appalachian State has a strong one-two running back punch of Rashod Dubinion (868 yards, 5.0 ypc) and Jaquari Lewis (563 yards, 4.5 ypc). Play Appalachian State on the moneyline.