Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Birmingham Bowl

The Georgia Southern Eagles take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the Birmingham Bowl as 7.5-point favorites on December 29, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Eagles' last contest was against the Marshall Thundering Herd, and they won by a score of 24-19.

Last time out, the Mountaineers fell to the Arkansas State Red Wolves, with 30-29 being the final score.

Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Predictions

For the upcoming contest between the Georgia Southern Eagles and Appalachian State Mountaineers, computer-calculated against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Eagles (- 7.5)
• Pick OU: Under (58.5)
  
• Prediction: Eagles 33 - Mountaineers 21

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Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Eagles-Mountaineers game.

• Georgia Southern Moneyline: -299
• Appalachian State Moneyline: +239

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Georgia Southern Betting Insights

• Georgia Southern has been favored on the moneyline five total times this season. It has finished 4-1 in those games.
• Georgia Southern has played as a moneyline favorite of -299 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
• In six games this season, the Eagles and their opponents have scored more than 58.5 total points.
• The Eagles have an average total of 58.9 in their outings this year, 0.4 more points than this game's over/under.
• The Eagles score the 74th-most points in college football this season, while the Mountaineers' offense puts up the 91st-most.

Appalachian State Betting Insights

• This season, Appalachian State has been the underdog four times and won one of those games.
• Appalachian State has been at least a +239 moneyline underdog three times this season, but lost all of those games.
• Appalachian State has combined with its opponent to score more than 58.5 points in six of 12 games this season.
• Appalachian State has a 55.4-point average over/under in their outings this season, 3.1 fewer points than this game's total.

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Key Stats for Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State

• Over their last five meetings, Georgia Southern has totaled three wins versus Appalachian State.
• In those matchups against Appalachian State, the Eagles have covered four times while going over the total on two occasions.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranks third-worst in the FBS (465.2 yards allowed per game), the Eagles have had more success offensively, ranking 53rd in the FBS by averaging 401 yards per game.
• Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranks eighth-worst in the FBS (34.2 points allowed per game), Georgia Southern has put up better results offensively, ranking 64th in the FBS by totaling 27.8 points per game.
• The Mountaineers' defense has been a bottom-25 unit in total defense this season, allowing 415.4 total yards per game, which ranks 22nd-worst. On offense, they rank 70th with 384.7 total yards per contest.
• With 25.3 points per game on offense, Appalachian State ranks 85th in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 101st, surrendering 29.8 points per contest.