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College Football Week 12 Odds, Picks & Predictions: Appalachian State vs. Old Dominion (2022)

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Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 12 odds, picks, and predictions for this weekend’s game: Appalachian State vs. Old Dominion.

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College Football Week 12 Odds, Picks & Predictions: Appalachian State vs. Old Dominion

I like App State here because they still need a win to become bowl eligible, and with only two games left, this is a game they HAVE to win. For App State, it’s either win this week at home against a team they are more than a two-TD favorite against or go on the road next week to a much better opponent in Georgia Southern. ODU is ripe for the picking right now; they are on a four-game losing streak and haven’t scored a TD since Ali Jennings caught one in the 2nd quarter against Georgia State on October 22nd.

Speaking of Ali Jennings, he is the Monarchs leading WR by over 500 yards, and he is going to miss the last two games of the season after foot surgery he had on Monday. Jennings was injured in the game at Marshall in Week 10, and between that game and their one last week against James Madison, Old Dominion has scored 3 points. App State is above average on defense; they grade out in the top 35 on PFF, are closer to 100 in talent on CFBWE, and statistically rank 61st in scoring, 27th against the pass, and 49th against the run. App State is better than they need to be to handle Old Dominion.

App State has been more inconsistent on defense, highlighted by giving up 63 to North Carolina in Week 1, then going to Texas A&M, and allowing only 14 but even a bad day against ODU won’t net many points. App State is way more consistent on offense, starting with a very solid run game that averages just under 190 yards per game, led by RBs Camerun Peoples and Nate Noel. App State has ended more drives with a passing TD, with Senior QB Chase Brice throwing 25 TDs to only 6 INTs. Old Dominion has a much stronger defense than offense, grading above average on PFF, but statistically, they have been rough. ODU ranks above average in scoring, only allowing 26.5 PPG but is 91st against the pass and 116th against the rush.  

It’s not a surprise that App State is favored by more than 2 TDs in this game, but I think the desperation of clinching a bowl birth makes this an incredibly lopsided game. App State is the superior team, playing in a homecoming game with their backs against the wall. It just so happens they are facing a lifeless Old Dominion team that was just eliminated from Bowl Contention. App State will come out swinging and put the boots to the Monarchs in this one, so they don’t have to tempt fate on the road against Georgia Southern next week!

App State -16 vs. Old Dominion

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