Boise State at Georgia Southern Betting Pick For 8/31/2024

The Boise State Broncos are set to take on the Georgia Southern Eagles on August 31, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Broncos favored by 13 points, with 50% of spread bets going their way. The total of 56.5 has seen 80% of bets on the under. It will be an intriguing matchup to see if the Broncos can cover the spread or if the Eagles can put them on upset alert. Below you will find our thoughts on Saturday's Boise State vs Georgia Southern matchup.

Boise State QB Situation Intrigues Entering Opener

The Boise State Broncos were 8-6 overall last season and 6-2 in Mountain West Conference competition. This year, there is some intrigue surrounding their quarterback situation as this year approaches, as they have Malachi Nelson on their roster after he transferred in from USC. But whether or not we see Nelson in this game remains to be seen, as it could be Maddux Madsen at the quarterback position instead in this Boise State vs Georgia Southern contest.

Madsen played in nine games for Boise State last season, throwing for 1,191 yards with nine touchdown passes to just three interceptions. Still, one would think that this is going to be Nelson's team sooner rather than later given that he was a five-star recruit who was with a power conference team before heading to Boise. How the Broncos handle their quarterback situation in this game could have a lot to do with what the final result of this game looks like on Saturday.

Georgia Southern Aims to Break .500 In 2024

Georgia Southern went 6-7 last year, losing in their bowl game after a 6-6 regular season. This year, they will look to use their bowl eligibility from a season ago as a springboard into an even better campaign. But for that to happen, the Eagles will need to get their quarterback situation figured out as well, starting with this week's matchup against Boise State.

One quarterback who should figure to be in the mix to play the most for Georgia Southern is Dexter Williams II, who transferred in from Indiana this past offseason. Williams barely saw the field over the last two years as a member of the Hoosiers, logging just 38 pass attempts in 2022 before not seeing any action in 2023. Here, he has another chance to impress at a smaller school, though it isn't clear just what the plan is for the quarterback position moving forward for this team.

Boise State vs Georgia Southern Best Bet

In our view, the Boise State offense has more upside than that of Georgia Southern going into Saturday's season opener between these two teams. We will lay the points with Boise State on the road in this game, in a huge contest for a Boise State team that is hoping to qualify for the College Football Playoff as the top-ranked Group of Five conference champion when everything is wrapped up this season.

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