Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 29, 2025

Published Dec. 26, 2025 3:05 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

The Appalachian State Mountaineers meet the Georgia Southern Eagles in the Birmingham Bowl as touchdown underdogs on December 29, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. The total is 59.5 points for this matchup.

In their most recent action, the Eagles won versus the Marshall Thundering Herd, 24-19. Against the Arkansas State Red Wolves in their last game, the Mountaineers lost 30-29.

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Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Game Information & Odds

When: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
Location: Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama
TV: ESPN
Streaming: FOX One + ESPN Bundle

Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State Betting Information updated as of December 26, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Georgia Southern	-7 (-114)	-275	+222	59.5	-112	-108

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Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Prediction

Pick ATS: Appalachian State (+7)
Pick OU: Over (59.5)
Prediction: Georgia Southern 31, Appalachian State 29

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Eagles 33, Mountaineers 26.
The Eagles have a 73.3% chance to collect the win in this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Mountaineers hold a 31.1% implied probability.
Georgia Southern has covered six times in 12 chances against the spread this season.
Appalachian State has put together a 6-6-0 ATS record so far this year.

Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State: Head-to-Head

Over their last five meetings, Georgia Southern has totaled three wins against Appalachian State.
In those games against Appalachian State, the Eagles have covered four times while outscoring the point total on two occasions.
Over their last five head-to-head matchups, Appalachian State has scored 173 points, while Georgia Southern has posted 135.

Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State: 2025 Stats Comparison

	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	27.8 (72)	25.3 (89)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	34.2 (129)	29.8 (98)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	12 (18)	17 (79)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	15 (71)	18 (42)

Georgia Southern 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
JC French	QB	2,753 YDS (63.3%) / 19 TD / 8 INT 277 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 23.1 RUSH YPG
Camden Brown	WR	63 REC / 1,049 YDS / 14 TD / 87.4 YPG
OJ Arnold	RB	885 YDS / 5 TD / 80.5 YPG / 6.7 YPC 17 REC / 201 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 22.3 REC YPG
Marcus Sanders Jr.	WR	45 REC / 725 YDS / 4 TD / 60.4 YPG
MJ Stroud	DL	24 TKL / 10 TFL / 6.5 SACK
Ayden Jackson	DB	47 TKL / 1 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Justin Meyers	DB	56 TKL / 0 TFL
Brandon Tyson	LB	49 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Appalachian State 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Rashod Dubinion	RB	868 YDS / 4 TD / 72.3 YPG / 5 YPC 27 REC / 170 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 14.2 REC YPG
JJ Kohl	QB	1,465 YDS (61.6%) / 12 TD / 2 INT 50 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 8.3 RUSH YPG
Jaquari Lewis	RB	563 YDS / 6 TD / 46.9 YPG / 4.5 YPC 27 REC / 157 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 14.3 REC YPG
Jaden Barnes	WR	55 REC / 608 YDS / 7 TD / 60.8 YPG
Colton Phares	LB	63 TKL / 5 TFL / 2 SACK / 3 INT
Zyeir Gamble	DB	55 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Kevin Abrams-Verwayne	DL	30 TKL / 3 TFL / 5 SACK
Aiden Benton	DL	28 TKL / 2 TFL / 4 SACK