The Sam Houston Bearkats will make their first-ever bowl appearance at the FBS level when they take on the Georgia Southern Eagles at the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday. Sam Houston will be playing under acting head coach and offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen after KC Keeler left to accept the head coaching position at Temple. The Bearkats (9-3), who tied for second with Western Kentucky at 6-2 in Conference USA, have won four of their past five. The Eagles (8-4), who finished second in the Sun Belt Conference East Division, have won three of four. While George Southern has lost four players to the transfer portal, Sam Houston was hit hard, losing 19 players, including two of their top three running backs in Jay Ducker and D.J. McKinney, and their best wide receiver in Simeon Evans.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The Eagles are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 48. Before making any Sam Houston vs. Georgia Southern picks, make sure you check out what SportsLine college football expert Eric Cohen has to say.
A former Phoenix sports radio host and TV analyst, Cohen joined SportsLine in 2022 and quickly became a fixture on the “Early Edge,” the popular daily betting show that airs at 10 a.m. ET on SportsLine’s YouTube page. Specializing in college sports, Cohen went 39-23 ATS (+13.65 units) in the 2023 college football season.
Cohen has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football, posting a 67-44 (60%) record since Week 1 in 2024, returning more than $1,800 for $100 bettors. Anyone who followed his betting picks is way up.
Now, Cohen has locked in on Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston and just revealed his…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2024-12-19 22:52:00
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