Georgia Southern Eagles vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Valley Children's Stadium in Fresno, CA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Bulldogs (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 51.5

The Fresno State Bulldogs (6-7 last year) will play the Georgia Southern Eagles (8-5 last season) at Valley Children's Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Georgia Southern opens this game as 2.5-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 51.5.

The Georgia Southern Eagles finished the year holding a 8-5 mark. The last time they took the field, the Eagles played the Sam Houston Bearkats and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 31-26. The Georgia Southern Eagles ended up running the ball 42 times and compiled 181 yards, which came out to an average of 4.3 yds per attempt. Once the final whistle blew, they ran 77 plays which converted into 393 yds. Georgia Southern relinquished 23 pass completions on 28 attempts for 213 yards, and a completion rate of 82.1%. Against the rush, the Eagles conceded 54 yards on 32 tries, which calculates to 1.7 yds per run allowed.

The Eagles earned 4,761 total yards for the previous season. Georgia Southern compiled 21 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 22 different times. Georgia Southern accounted for 283 1st downs, and they committed 73 penalties for 628 yds. As a unit they held an average of 128.4 yards rushing, which ranked them 101st in D-1. When it comes to scoring, the Georgia Southern Eagles held an average of 28.0 PPG.

When it comes to yards via the pass, the Eagles gave up 3,372 yards which had them sitting in 124th in D-1. Over the course of their 13 games played last season, they allowed 259.4 yards per contest through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 63.2%. They gave up 429.4 yards/contest which had them sitting 116th in the country. They yielded 21 passing touchdowns as well as 23 touchdowns via the ground game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.9 yards per tote and 170.0 rushing yards per game last year. During the campaign, they gave up 2,210 running yards through 13 games. The Eagles were ranked 85th in D-1 when it comes to team defense, conceding 27.6 PPG.

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The Bulldogs wrapped up their year holding a 6-7 mark. For their last game, the Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 31-7 against the Kansas Jayhawks. The Bulldogs finished with a total of 216 yds and they ran 58 plays (3.7 yds per play). Fresno State rushed the ball for 1.3 yards per attempt, finishing with a total of 37 yards on 29 carries. Fresno State allowed 38 attempts on the ground for 207 yds (5.4 yds per rush). The Bulldogs secondary gave up a completion rate of 90.0%, surrendering 176 yds on 18 for 20 through the air.

In terms of this team's ability to score points, the Bulldogs ranked 81st in Division 1 holding an average of 26.1 points per game. The Fresno State Bulldogs averaged 340.6 yards/game, ranking them 106th in college football. The Fresno State offense totaled 711 yds of penalties on 81 violations, which ranked 51st in D-1 in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 14 picks while surrendering 3 fumbles and they tallied 244 1st downs. For the previous season, the Bulldogs compiled 3,153 yards through the air in addition to an average of 242.5 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 46th in Division 1. They held an average of 98.2 yards via the ground game and toted the ball for 1,277 yards for last season.

The Bulldogs conceded 24.8 points per game, which had them ranked 65th in the country. Fresno State surrendered a total of 1,812 yards via the ground game (139.4 yards per game) as well as 14 touchdowns via the rush throughout last year. Last season, they conceded 322 points in total. They allowed the opposition 21 touchdowns through the air and 216.2 yards per game, which had them ranked 62nd in D-1. The Bulldogs defense was on the field for 943 plays, which was 119th in D-1. Their defense had 5 fumbles recovered and 16 picks over the course of last year.

Who will win tonight's Eagles/Bulldogs college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Eagles -2.5

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