JLab Birmingham Bowl • December 29, 2025, 07:00 PM UTC
0-0
Sun Belt
Power Rank: -5.5
29 FINAL 10
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Sun Belt
Power Rank: -5.9

Georgia Southern defeated App State 29–10 to secure a comfortable win.

General Information

Week: Postseason
Kick Off (at stadium): 01:00 PM CST
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Capacity: 47,100
Elevation: 623 ft
HFA Rating: N/A
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Georgia Southern +0.4
Prediction Markets Georgia Southern 77% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

33.1°F

Wind Chill: 28.4°F
Wind: 4.7 mph SW
Gusts: 10.1 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 59%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Georgia Southern (Away)

This Week: 301.9 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 13060.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 30

App State (Home)

This Week: 344.8 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 6894.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 30

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Georgia Southern -5.5
App State -5.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 302 mi
Home Team Travel 345 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Protective Stadium
Capacity 47,100
Elevation 623 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 33.1°F
Wind Speed 4.7 mph
Your Line App State -0.4
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Georgia Southern vs App State?

Georgia Southern: Key Factors

App State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Georgia Southern travels 302 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Georgia Southern arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Georgia Southern won by 19 to secure a comfortable win.

Does weather affect this game at Protective Stadium?

At 33.1°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Georgia Southern and App State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings rate Georgia Southern (-5.5) and App State (-5.9) as essentially equal on a neutral field. In this range, HFA, travel, rest, and weather context carry more weight than the raw rating differential.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Georgia Southern won this game.