Georgia Southern
4–4 · 3–1 Sun Belt · Clay Helton, 5th season
Beat Appalachian State 19–3, Oct 31 · Next: vs Marshall, Sat, Nov 7 · analysis
Best by position: quarterbacks · running backs · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters
Against the closing line
Georgia Southern has beaten the line in all of its last 4, by 5.9 points a game. Over the season it’s 4.3 a game over, 26th of 136.
Of the 14 teams at 4–4 against a schedule this hard, Georgia Southern’s +4.3 is 2nd.
last 4
+5.9
before
+2.8
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Oct 3, 2026 @ Coastal Carolina +4.5
Oct 10, 2026 vs James Madison +4.0
Oct 15, 2026 @ Old Dominion +5.0
Oct 31, 2026 vs Appalachian State +10.0
Lately
- Covered 5 straightstreak
Sep 26 vs Houston +3.5- Oct 3 @ Coastal Carolina +4.5
- Oct 10 vs James Madison +4
- Oct 15 @ Old Dominion +5
- Oct 31 vs Appalachian State +10
the games, with the score and the spread
Georgia Southern has covered the spread in 5 straight games. Every game of it. Date Game Spread Result Score Sep 26, 2026 Georgia Southern vsNo. 25 Houston+17.5 L 28–42 Oct 3, 2026 Georgia Southern @Coastal Carolina−2.5 W 31–24 Oct 10, 2026 Georgia Southern vsJames Madison+7 L 24–27 Oct 15, 2026 Georgia Southern @Old Dominion−3 W 23–15 Oct 31, 2026 Georgia Southern vsAppalachian State−6 W 19–3 - Covered 4 straight at homestreak
- C Sep 5 vs Charleston Southern +3
- Sep 26 vs Houston +3.5
- Oct 10 vs James Madison +4
- Oct 31 vs Appalachian State +10
the games, with the score and the spread
Georgia Southern has covered 4 straight at home. Every game of it. Date Game Spread Result Score Sep 5, 2026 Georgia Southern vs
Charleston Southern−28 W 31–0 Sep 26, 2026 Georgia Southern vsNo. 25 Houston+17.5 L 28–42 Oct 10, 2026 Georgia Southern vsJames Madison+7 L 24–27 Oct 31, 2026 Georgia Southern vsAppalachian State−6 W 19–3 - Won 6 of its last 10count
Nov 29, 2025 @ Marshall +5- Dec 29, 2025 vs Appalachian State +19
- C Sep 5 vs Charleston Southern +31
Sep 12 @ Clemson −15
Sep 19 @ Jacksonville State −4- Sep 26 vs Houston −14
- Oct 3 @ Coastal Carolina +7
- Oct 10 vs James Madison −3
- Oct 15 @ Old Dominion +8
- Oct 31 vs Appalachian State +16
Against expected,
| a game | offense | defense |
|---|---|---|
| Points | −2.0 · 79th | −2.8 · 46th |
| Total yards | +11 · 55th | −36 · 36th |
| Touchdowns | −0.3 · 83rd | −0.6 · 37th |
| Passing efficiency | +3.1 · 57th | +16.3 · 113th |
| 3rd downs | +1.1% · 51st | −4.4% · 35th |
| Turnovers | −0.4 · 23rd | +0.2 · 32nd |
| Sacks | −1.1 · 12th | −0.1 · 78th |
| Penalty yards | +15.0 · 120th |
Over (+) or under (−) what its opponents usually allow, a game, and where that stands among 136 teams, the best first. Lit is the top ten or the bottom ten. Penalty yards read against the league’s mean, since nobody allows them.
Seasons
Method
- Against the line is each game’s points of margin less what the closing line expected, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game nobody lined sits out, and a push hasn’t beaten it. Lately is the last 4 games with one.
- A schedule this hard means the mean rating of the opponents it’s played is within 5.2 points of the team’s, two thirds of a standard deviation of the league’s schedules, and a rating is what the season’s games say about a team’s margin against an average team. The teams beside it have its record.
- Against expected is each game against what the opponent usually gave up in its other games, with half the home edge, averaged. A game against a team with no other game here sits out.
- Passing efficiency is the NCAA’s passer rating. Turnovers on offense are the ones it lost, and on defense the ones it forced. Sacks on offense are the ones its quarterbacks took, and they start in 2024.