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At 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, the Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0) take on the Georgia State Panthers (1-1).
The Commodores are expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -8.5) against the Panthers. The over/under for this game is 44.5 points.
Keep reading for our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our predictions here, too!
Vanderbilt -8.5 vs. Georgia State
Vanderbilt vs. Georgia State Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Commodores (-8.5)
- Moneyline: Commodores (-332), Panthers (+261)
- Total: 44.5 points
Vanderbilt vs. Georgia State Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Commodores have won all two games. When favored by 8.5 points or more, the Commodores have covered the spread in all one game. In one game as a moneyline favorite, Vanderbilt won. Georgia State, through two games with a set spread so far this season, is 0-2-0 against the spread. Against the spread, the Panthers are winless in one game when underdogs by 8.5 points or more. This will be the second game this year Georgia State is the moneyline underdog. The Panthers lost the first one.
Vanderbilt vs. Georgia State Key Players
Vanderbilt Commodores
- AJ Swann threw for 1,457 yards last season (121.4 per game) while completing 54.6% of his passes (107-for-196), with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
- Sedrick Alexander took 96 attempts for 371 rushing yards a season ago (30.9 per game) and scored four touchdowns.
- Patrick Smith amassed 327 rushing yards on 79 carries, with two touchdowns on the ground, last year.
- Last season Will Sheppard grabbed 47 passes for 684 yards (57 per game) while scoring eight touchdowns.
- London Humphreys’ stat line last year showed 22 catches for 439 yards and four touchdowns. He put up 36.6 yards per game.
- Jayden McGowan caught 36 passes on 56 targets for 383 yards, averaging 31.9 yards per game.
- Last season, Nate Clifton totaled 5.5 sacks, seven TFL, 32 tackles, and one interception.
- In last year’s campaign, Langston Patterson collected 67 tackles, five TFL, one sack, and one interception.
- Last season, De’Rickey Wright reeled in two interceptions and added 46 tackles and two passes defended.
Georgia State Panthers
- Darren Grainger threw for 2,625 yards while completing 68.2% of his passes with 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season. He also carried the ball 159 times for 736 yards and 10 scores.
- Marcus Carroll took 274 carries for 1,350 rushing yards a season ago (103.8 per game) and scored 13 touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 234 yards.
- Robert Lewis grabbed 70 passes for 881 yards last year while scoring seven touchdowns. He was targeted 105 times, and averaged 67.8 yards per game.
- Tailique Williams’ stat line last year was 49 grabs for 615 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 47.3 receiving yards per game.
- Jacari Carter caught 38 passes on 51 targets for 276 yards.
- Javon Denis showed out with an impressive stat line of five sacks, four TFL and 30 tackles.
- Jontrey Hunter totaled 96 tackles, four TFL, and 1.5 sacks over the course of his 2023 campaign.
- Gavin Pringle picked off four passes while adding 38 tackles, three TFL, 1.5 sacks, and four passes defended a season ago.