The Georgia Southern Eagles (6-6) and Ohio Bobcats (9-3) tussle in Saturday’s Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway. Kickoff at Brooks Stadium is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Georgia Southern vs. Ohio odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Georgia Southern got to its bowl-eligible 6 wins early, and it’s a good thing because the Eagles went 0-4 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in November. GSU runs a pass-1st offense and overall averages 422.3 yards per game (41st in FBS). On defense, the Eagles rank 95th in the nation, allowing 399.2 YPG.
Ohio had a different kind of November. The Bobcats are 4-1 since Oct. 21, with the lone loss being against MAC champion Miami (Ohio). They are 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS over their last 3 games. OU’s offense averages 346.8 YPG (97th) and its defense allows just 263.9 (4th).
The Myrtle Beach Bowl is the 1st bowl game of the postseason.