Top College Football sportsbooks favor the Georgia Southern Eagles over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by 4.5 points in the 2020 New Orleans Bowl.
Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Eagles NCAAF Odds
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Georgia Southern | -4½ (-110) | 51 (-110) | -185 |  |
| Louisiana Tech | +4½ (-110) | 51 (-110) | +160 | |
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Betting Georgia Southern Eagles
The Eagles are the underdogs according to the best online sportsbooks. For the fourth time in program history, Georgia Southern is going to an NCAA postseason bowl game. Georgia Southern (7-5) will play Louisiana Tech (5-4) from Conference USA in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at 3 p.m. (ET)/2 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, December 23 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The game will be broadcast nationally by ESPN. “It’s an honor and a blessing to be able to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl,” Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford said. “This year has been like no other, and this bowl game is a reward for our players, staff and fans. Special thanks go out to Billy Ferrante, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and all of the New Orleans Bowl staff for selecting us. To be given the opportunity to take on a great opponent in Louisiana Tech, who has the longest active bowl winning streak in the country, is something we’re excited for, and we look forward to playing one more game in 2020.”
The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will be the first football betting encounter between GS and Louisiana Tech. “We are very excited to accept a bid to our first R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and want to thank executive director Billy Ferrante for selecting us to represent the Sun Belt Conference in their bowl,” Jared Benko, Georgia Southern Director of Athletics said. “I want to congratulate our team and coaching staff for their perseverance of playing a 12-game schedule this season. We look forward to sending our seniors out with a positive experience.”
Per top College Football sportsbooks, Georgia Southern is 5-2 ATS in their last seven games. The total has gone O in four of Georgia Southern’s last five games. Total has gone O in four of Georgia Southern’s last six games this season. The total has gone U in four of Georgia Southern’s last five games in December. Georgia Southern is 5-0 SU in their last five games playing as the favorite.
Betting LA Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech officially accepted the invitation to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl scheduled for 2 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, December 23, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. The Bulldogs will play against first-time opponent Georgia Southern (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt) in a contest aired nationally on ESPN.
The Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2 C-USA) have six consecutive bowl wins. That includes a 47-28 win over Arkansas State in the 2015 New Orleans Bowl. Only nine out of 130 FBS teams have won six or more straight bowl games. LA Tech is the only with active streak.
“We are very excited about the opportunity for our student-athletes to compete in the New Orleans Bowl, ” Louisiana Tech VP and Director of Athletics Eric Wood said. “This is a reward for their hard work during what has been a historically challenging year across college football. This marks the seven straight year that our program has earned a postseason bowl berth, and I commend Skip Holtz, the entire coaching staff and support staff for their perseverance and dedication to our student-athletes this year.”
Louisiana Tech is 1-5 ATS in their last six games. 14-6 SU in their last 20 games. 1-4 ATS in their last five games this season. And 9-0 SU in their last nine games playing against an opponent in the Sun Belt conference. As recorded by top sportsbooks online.
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Georgia Southern.
