The Georgia State Panthers (2-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) visit Boone, N.C., to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers (3-3, 1-2) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s'lines around the Georgia State vs. Appalachian State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Coach Shawn Elliott and the Georgia State Panthers struggled out of the gate with an 0-4 start. But then they won at Army 31-14 Oct. 1 and defeated visiting Georgia Southern 41-33 Oct. 8 heading into last week’s bye. The Panthers hope this is the start of a successful second half of the season.
Appalachian State is 2-2 after shocking then-No. 6 Texas A&M 17-14 on the road Sept. 10. The Mountaineers followed that with a 32-28 thrilling victory over visiting Troy but then lost at home to James Madison 32-28 Sept. 24. As if it couldn’t get any worse, it did. The Mountaineers lost as 19-point favorites in the next game, falling at Texas State 36-24 Oct. 8 before having last week off.
Both Sun Belt teams need this game to get things right as they continue the conference portion of their seasons.