The North Carolina Tar Heels travel to Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, to take on the Georgia State Panthers at noon on Saturday, September 10th.
North Carolina is currently undefeated on the season, looking to remain perfect after nearly collapsing last game, while Georiga State is looking for their first win after falling apart late against South Carolina.
Last season, The Tar Heels defeated the Panthers 59-17, dominating the Panthers, but the NCAAF betting odds do not believe this matchup will be a blowout.
Georgia Panthers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels are coming off of an incredibly exciting win over Appalachian State, 63-61. The game came down to the wire, and UNC will feel as though they escaped with a win and need to take advantage of their undefeated record right now.
NCAAF Standings
North Carolina’s standings are crucial as they are competing against the likes of the Miami Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Panthers in the ACC.
The Georgia State Panthers are coming off of a 35-14 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Panthers will give upset alerts as they led South Carolina into the third quarter.
Georgia State were the better team on the day, but the special teams came up clutch for the Gamecocks, giving them two massive touchdowns from blocked punts.
Drake Maye Showing Promise Early
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye has been an absolute highlight so far this season. Maye has been on fire this season, throwing for nearly 650 yards in just two games which leads the FBS, and an astounding nine touchdown passes.
Maye also get it done on his feet as he has 131 rushing yards and one touchdown to his name early on.
Georgia State Secondary Shines
Despite the loss to South Carolina, Georgia State Panthers showed what a deadly secondary they have. Georgia State safety Antavious Lane tied the team in tackles with eight on the day, while cornerback Quavian White secured two 2 interceptions, leading the Sun Belt now in interceptions.
If North Carolina wants a shootout, Maye is going to need to be extremely careful.
Georgia State vs. North Carolina Betting Analysis
Georgia vs. North Carolina Betting Analysis are interesting as Georgia State has a great against the spread record, as they are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
However, North Carolina is 5-8 against the spread in their last 13 games and a 5-4 Moneyline record in their last nine.
Panthers Need To Close Out Games
The Georgia Panthers only have one game so far this season to judge off of, but that game showed that they can stack up which but bigger names.
The Panthers should have beaten South Carolina, but they seemed to beat themselves in the second half. Georgia State lost the game due to special team errors and not playing consistently enough for four quarters.
However, the Panthers have a great defense, and if they can control the tempo against UNC, they have a chance.
North Carolina’s Defense Must Show Up
The North Carolina Tar Heels have shown that they can go through a shootout against anyone. The Tar Heels put up nearly 567 yards last week against Appalachian State, but, unfortunately, allowed 649 yards.
If it wasn’t for an early lead, North Carolina would have seen themselves become upset in one of the most dramatic fashions.
North Carolina proved that they have a terrific passing offense, but they’re passing and rushing defense needs a lot of work before they can feel confident in any game.
Georgia State vs. North Carolina Betting Preview
Georgia vs. North Carolina Betting odds are very much expected. North Carolina have a -7.5 spread over Georgia State and have a -292 Moneyline.
Where it does get interesting is the over under, which is set at 65 points. North Carolina games have easily hit that in both games this season so far.
Georgia State are a +7.5 underdog and have a +235 Moneyline. If their offense begins to click, they can easily keep this game close with how shaky UNC’s defense is at the moment.
Georgia State vs. North Carolina Betting Prediction
In terms of Georgia vs. North Carolina Betting, North Carolina should have no problem covering the spread. If the game is anything like last year’s, this NCAAF matchup should be over around the third quarter as the Tar Heels will be able to establish their dominance in the passing game early from quarterback Drake Maye.
Georgia stats do not stack up to North Carolina’s in terms of offense, and UNC averages 59.5 points per game, while the Panthers only average 14.
Who to bet on?
The bet to go with is North Carolina spread. Carolina has all the capabilities of going over the total by themselves, but the Georgia Panthers’ stats show they should not have an offense that can rival North Carolina’s.
Despite the Tar Heels struggling against Appalachian State, they should do much better against Georgia in this one and have a much more comfortable win.
NCAAF Pick: North Carolina -7.5
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