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College Football Handicapping Analysis: JMU Dukes vs. Georgia Southern Eagles
James Madison Dukes (5-0) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (3-3)
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm EST
Venue: Paulson Stadium
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: JMU -10.5 / GA Southern +10.5 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Dukes -400 / Eagles +350
NCAA Betting Total Odds: O/U 66.5
Week 7 college football sees the Dukes and Eagles meeting at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia on Saturday afternoon.
The undefeated Dukes are favored by -10.5 points in this Sun Belt Conference matchup against the Georgia Southern Eagles. A total of 66.5 has been issued from the line setters as the Dukes are on the brink of bowl eligibility.
James Madison Dukes
Favored by double digits…
Ranked in the Top-25…
Bowl Eligible in Week 7 with a perfect 6 – 0 record? Seriously? So, James Madison is making quite an impression on the Sun Belt Conference, aren’t they? Welcome to our league, please, come kick everyone’s ass in your first campaign, thanks!
Already 3 – 0 in Sun Belt play, with a 4th win in conference play and a 6 – 0 record, JMU might end up in the Top-20 next weekend and it’s homecoming next weekend in Harrisonburg so there is more to look forward to for this program than a convincing win over Georgia State.
The line setters are not playing around here, and they’re slapping double-digit chalk on the Dukes to go on the road and cover in a big way to get paid. If you recall, JMU didn’t get the same scholarship allowance as the rest of the league, but the transfer portal was still still good to Coach Cignetti. As you may be aware, I posted the James Madison vs. Arkansas State total to fly over the number last weekend, and that ticket was golden.
A 42 – 20 win over the Red Wolves has the Dukes ranked 6th in the Nation scoring 44.2 points a game, and if balance is the name of the game, this team has it. Averaging 489.2 yards an outing, the Dukes take up the16th spot in the rankings in total yards, and they are in the top-35 in both passing and rushing offense.
Todd Centeio was one of those transfer wins for Coach Cignetti, and so far, so good! Let’s go on that big limb and say that 15 TD passes to a single INT against him is pretty damn impressive, and Kris Thornton is getting the lion’s share of the grabs. Thornton is already over 500 receiving yards with 5 scoots to pay dirt as his 33 receptions are twice as many as any other player on the roster.
Note to Clay Helton… #1 is going to be looking for #8 early, often, and then a few more times!
Georgia Southern Eagles
Well, that means that Eagles Head Coach has to prepare to contain #8, because he is going to see the ball, right?
I think we all agree with that, so it will be up to the Eagles defense to stop him and keep the run game in check because that is essentially what the Dukes do. Oh, I didn’t even mention the Dukes defensive numbers themselves, which are also quite stacked. That is what is separating the two programs, because it’s not a lack of the offenses ability to get it done, it’s the Eagles defense that is atrocious.
Remember he San Diego Chargers with Dan Fouts and Air Coryell? You score, okay, we’ll score, so you score next and we’ll score again and get back to you after you score so we can score again, LoL. Madness up and down affairs, but the problem here is that James Madison can play defense.
I do think the Eagles will have some success moving the ball, and this will be the best offense that JMU has faced thus far.
Stopping the un has been nearly impossible for this program in 2022, ranked 126th in the land when you know how many FBS teams we have, right? That 126 number is about as bad as it gets in all of college football, and that will lead to the inflated total.
However, 66.5 is up there, and I do believe that Georgia Southern is going to struggle all day slowing down the Dukes while trying to match them point for point.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Dukes are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Eagles are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game.
- Over is 11-5 in Dukes last 16 road games dating back to the FCS.
4* Free JMU Dukes vs. Georgia Southern Eagles NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
This is another one of those 47 – 24 type of games, and I think the Dukes are going to beat up on the Eagles to go 6 – 0 and claim that bowl eligible status nice and early. Amazing! The 6 – 0 Dukes!
4* Free JMU Dukes vs. Georgia Southern Eagles NCAA Betting Pick: JMU -10.5
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