Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State vs. Utah State odds, picks and predictions
The Georgia State Panthers (6-6) and Utah State Aggies (6-6) tussle in Saturday's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise. Kickoff at Albertsons Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Georgia State vs. Utah State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Georgia State won its bowl-eligible 6 games by Oct. 21; the Panthers are 0-5 straight up and 1-4 against the spread (ATS) since. GSU yielded 40-plus points in 4 of those losses, and defense has indeed been a problem for the Sun Belt East Division 5th-place team. The Panthers 431.9 total yards per game (118th FBS).
Utah State needed -- and got -- a win in its final regular-season game to make the bowl field. The Aggies -- the 6th-place team in the Mountain West -- went 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in November. They rank in the nation's top-30 in both average points (34.1) and total yards (446.3) per game.
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Georgia State vs. Utah State odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 4:17 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Georgia State +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Utah State -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgia State +1.5 (-110) | Utah State -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 59.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Georgia State vs. Utah State picks and predictions
Prediction
Utah State 31, Georgia State 27
Moneyline
Figure the Aggies as the side to bet, but also give them a special-teams advantage and enough of an edge to warrant an ATS play. AVOID.
Against the spread
Over the last 3 seasons, Utah State is 4-1 SU and 4-1 ATS in games lined between +3 and -3.
Utah State heads into this contest with more momentum, not just in collecting wins, but in analytic measures on both sides of the ball. GSU's late-season defensive slide is an equalizer-and-maybe-more in this matchup. And the Panthers are the more picked apart by portal defections and lineup changes.
Peg the AGGIES -1.5 (-110) as being worth a partial-unit play.
Over/Under
Peg this total as being fair without any leverage to tease out one way or another. PASS.
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