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Star QB Brendon Lewis and the Nevada Wolf Pack (1-1) face the Georgia Southern Eagles (0-1) on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET at Mackay Stadium.
The Eagles are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+1), versus the Wolf Pack (with an over/under of 57.5 points).
Keep reading to check out our preview for this season, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
Nevada -1 vs. Georgia Southern
Nevada vs. Georgia Southern Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Wolf Pack (-1)
- Moneyline: Wolf Pack (-111), Eagles (-109)
- Total: 57.5 points
Nevada vs. Georgia Southern Betting Stats and Info
The Wolf Pack have won all two games against the spread. Nevada has not played a game as the moneyline favorite. Georgia Southern has a single win against the spread so far this season (1-0-0). As underdogs by 1 point or more, the Eagles are 12-0 against the spread. Georgia Southern has played a game as an underdog on the moneyline in one game this season, and failed to pick up the victory.
Nevada vs. Georgia Southern Key Players
Nevada Wolf Pack
- Lewis threw for 1,313 yards (109.4 per game) while completing 55.5% of his passes (131-for-236), with two touchdowns and six interceptions last year. He also carried the ball 120 times for 495 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 41.3 yards per game.
- Sean Dollars took 151 carries for 527 rushing yards a season ago (43.9 per game) and scored six touchdowns.
- Last year Dalevon Campbell reeled in 31 passes for 594 yards (49.5 per game) while scoring two touchdowns.
- Spencer Curtis also added 30 catches for 373 yards and one touchdown.
- John Jackson III caught 35 passes on 52 targets for 267 yards, averaging 22.3 yards per game.
- Marcel Walker boasted an impressive stat line of four sacks, six TFL and 43 tackles last year.
- Emany Johnson’s past season saw him total 99 tackles, three TFL, and three interceptions.
Georgia Southern Eagles
- Davis Brin threw for 3,781 yards while completing 65.6% of his passes last year, with 24 touchdowns and 19 interceptions (290.8 yards per game).
- Jalen White ran for 889 yards on 160 carries (68.4 yards per game) and scored nine touchdowns a season ago.
- OJ Arnold totaled 411 rushing yards on 75 carries with four touchdowns on the ground last season.
- Last season Khaleb Hood was targeted 138 times and notched 101 catches for 948 yards and five touchdowns.
- Derwin Burgess Jr. also contributed with 74 grabs for 813 yards and six touchdowns. He was targeted 111 times, and posted 62.5 receiving yards per game.
- Dalen Cobb caught 40 passes on 62 targets for 601 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 46.2 receiving yards per game.
- Isaac Walker had an impressive body of work a year ago, registering six sacks, two TFL and 24 tackles.
- Marques Watson-Trent collected 122 tackles, eight TFL, 3.5 sacks, and two interceptions over the course of his 2023 campaign.
- TJ Smith picked off three passes and tacked on 55 tackles, one TFL, and three passes defended last season.