The Georgia State Panthers (6-6) and Utah State Aggies (6-6) tussle in Saturday’s Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho. 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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