A pair of streaking Sun Belt team will meet on Thursday night as the Georgia Southern Eagles visit the Old Dominion Monarchs. Georgia Southern has won three straight, all conference games, and a 28-14 victory over James Madison last week has the Eagles sitting at 5-2. Meanwhile, ODU has won two in a row, and three of its last four, to improve its record to 3-4. The Monarchs knocked off Texas State, 24-14, last week, and they'll look for a second straight victory over the Eagles after beating them in 2023.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET from S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Va. The Monarchs are 2-point home favorites in the latest Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern odds, per SportsLine consensus. The over/under for total points is 54. Before making any Georgia Southern vs. Old Dominion picks, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 14-7 on all top-rated picks over the past four weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
Now, the model has dialed in on Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern and just revealed its coveted picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several college football betting lines from sports betting sites for Georgia Southern vs. ODU:
- Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern spread: Old Dominion -2
- Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern over/under: 54 points
- Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern money line: Old Dominion -130, Georgia Southern +108
- GSU: The Eagles are 4-1 against the spread as an underdog this season
- ODU: The Monarchs are 0-5 ATS as a favorite since the start of last season
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Why Georgia Southern can cover
Georgia Southern's 5-2 against-the-spread (ATS) record is one of the best in all of FBS this season. Just six teams have more ATS victories, while ODU is still searching for spread success since joining the Sun Belt conference in 2022. Since then, the Monarchs are winless ATS in six games as a home favorite, and they're also 0-7 ATS as a favorite at any location since moving from Conference USA to the Sun Belt.
The Eagles have really found their defensive identity during their three-game winning streak, in which they've forced six total turnovers. After allowing 518.5 yards per game over their first four games, the Eagles have allowed just 342.3 yards over their last three. Georgia Southern hasn't given up a rushing score over its last two games, which could pose a major problem for a one-dimensional ODU offense which struggles through the air and has reached 200 passing yards just once this season. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why Old Dominion can cover
ODU has a game-breaking talent in quarterback Colton Joseph, who has ignited the offense after starting the last three games. During that span, Joseph has averaged 177.7 passing yards, 92.3 rushing yards, with four touchdowns thru the air and another four on the ground. He's increased his rushing total in every game this season and is coming off a game with 111 yards and three touchdowns in the run game.
On defense, the Monarchs are opportunistic in the secondary, with that unit led by defensive backs Jahron Manning and Angelo Rankin Jr. They've combined for six interceptions over the last six games, and with each player having three picks on the year, they are tied for second-most in the Sun Belt. Meanwhile, linebacker Mario Thompson leads the front seven as his four sacks pace the team and his 10 tackles for loss rank second in the conference. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Under on the total. It also says one side of the spread hits 60% of the time. You can see the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Georgia Southern vs. Old Dominion, and which side of the spread hits 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on top-rated spread picks since its inception, and find out.
