NCAAF : South Alabama vs Appalachian State

Game Info: September 19, 2024 7:30PM EDT @ Kidd Brewer Stadium

All the recent games played by both teams have shown resilience, with a blend of dominating victories and difficult losses. The Jaguars want to build on their previous explosive offensive show in this match while the Mountaineers are still reeling after a rough patch. This is going to be an exciting encounter where both parties want to make an impression as they clash on the pitch.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: South Alabama +230 , Appalachian State -280

Spread: South Alabama +7 , Appalachian State -7

Over/Under: 64.5

Team Recent Performance

South Alabama Jaguars

On September 13th, they won against NWS by a score of 87-10, having covered the -36.5 spread with the total going over 59. On September 8th, they lost at Ohio by a score of 20-27, with no spread and the total going under 55. On September 1st, they lost to UNT by a score of 38-52 failing to cover the -6 spread as well as the total going over 61.5. On December 24th, they won against EMU by a margin of 59-10 covering -17.5 spread while making the total exceed 42.5. On November 26th, they lost to Texas State with a score of 44-52 missing the -6.5 spread and over 56.5 total for this matchup.

Appalachian State Mountaineers

They won 21-19 at ECU on September 15, covering the -1.5 spread while keeping the total under 57.5. On September 8, they lost 20-66 at Clemson and could not cover the +16.5 spread, with a total over 52.5. On September 1, they beat ETSU 38-10 but could not cover the -32.5 spread, with the total remaining under 59. On December 17 they beat Miami (OH) 13-9 although they missed the -6 spread, and had an under 41 total score. On December 3rd, they lost to Troy 23-49 missing out on the +5.5 point spread and had overs for 53 points in total.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

South Alabama has recorded 1-4, 2-3 against spread (ATS), and over-under 3-2. The team averaged 18.2 points per game with 137 rushing yards, 29 pass attempts, 55.86 completion percentage, 197.6 passing yards, 334.6 total yards and 1.4 turnovers in a match. On the other hand, Appalachian State boasts of a record of 4-1, including 3 wins to 2 losses ATS and over/under as well. They score an average of 33.6 points per game with 267.2 rushing yards from 26.4 pass attempts that give them a completion rate of 56.82% ,242 passing yards for every match that they play, it sums up to approximately 437.2 total yards with 2.7 turnovers per game.

Team Injuries

South Alabama Jaguars

There are no reported injuries.

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Due to undisclosed reasons, Myles Farmer (S), Michael Fletcher (DE), Derrell Farrar (LB), and Markus Clark (DL) are all doubtful for the match against South Alabama on Thursday.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Appalachian State will win but South Alabama will cover and the total going over 64.5.

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