PREMIUM
BOWL GAME OF THE WEEK (Rogers' 10* NCAAF!)
(NCAAF) Appalachian State vs. Toledo,
Point Spread: 7.00 | -115.00 Appalachian State (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 7.00 | -115.00 Appalachian State (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The 8-4 Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-1 in SBC) and the 11-2 Toledo Rockets (7-1 in the MAC) will square off in the Dollar General Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Al. on Saturday. The Mountaineers finished their season with a share of the Sun Belt Title, while the Rockets defeated the Akron Zips 45-28 in the MAC championship game.This bowl game will feature two of the nation's most efficient QBs in Toledo's Logan Woodside and Appalachian State's Taylor Lamb but the "biggest news" is that Toledo and Appalachian State will meet in a bowl game for the second straight season. The Rockets and Mountaineers played right down to the wire last season in the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., as Appalachian State escaped with a 31-28 victory after the Rockets missed a potential game-tying FG with fewer than two minutes remaining.
Appalachian State: QB Taylor Lamb is completing 61.7% of his passes for 2,606 yards with 27 TDs and just six INTs.The team's offense is very balanced, passing for 223.3 YPG and 214.8 YPG on the ground to average 33.4 PPG (32nd). RB Jalin Moore leads in rushing (912 yards / 5.7 YPC / 9 TDs), while Lamb adds 539 yards on 7.7 YPC with five TDs. WRs Lewis and Hennigan combine for 91 catches and 15 TDs. Defensively, the Mountaineers are formidable, allowing 21.9 PPG (333rd) on 359.1 YPG (39th).
Toledo: QB Logan Woodside has completed 64.9% of his passes for 3,758 yards with 28 TDs and just five INTs. He's got a trio of of talented receivers in Diontae Johnson (72 catches / 17.5 YPC / 13 TDs), Jon'Vea Johnson (41 cayches / 16.5 YPC / 5 TDs) and Cody Thompson (just 28 catches but 19.2 YPC). Terry Swanson is the featured back, running for 1,319 yards on 5.7 YPC and 14 TDs. The Rockets are averaging 39.2 PPG (11th) on 511.2 YPG (8th). The defense could use some help, allowing 25.6 PPG (55th) on 379.4 YPG (56th).
The pick: Revenge is on Toledo's side but the Mountaineers have won 35 of their last 44 games, the best record of any Group of 5 team in that span. The Mountaineers' defense struggled for part of the year, including giving up 82 points in back-to-back losses to UMass and UL-Monroe but regained its form over the final three games by allowing just 30 total points. QB Taylor Lamb has started 48 consecutive games and he set a Sun Belt record with 90 career TD passes. I'm making Appalachian State a 10* play.
Appalachian State: QB Taylor Lamb is completing 61.7% of his passes for 2,606 yards with 27 TDs and just six INTs.The team's offense is very balanced, passing for 223.3 YPG and 214.8 YPG on the ground to average 33.4 PPG (32nd). RB Jalin Moore leads in rushing (912 yards / 5.7 YPC / 9 TDs), while Lamb adds 539 yards on 7.7 YPC with five TDs. WRs Lewis and Hennigan combine for 91 catches and 15 TDs. Defensively, the Mountaineers are formidable, allowing 21.9 PPG (333rd) on 359.1 YPG (39th).
Toledo: QB Logan Woodside has completed 64.9% of his passes for 3,758 yards with 28 TDs and just five INTs. He's got a trio of of talented receivers in Diontae Johnson (72 catches / 17.5 YPC / 13 TDs), Jon'Vea Johnson (41 cayches / 16.5 YPC / 5 TDs) and Cody Thompson (just 28 catches but 19.2 YPC). Terry Swanson is the featured back, running for 1,319 yards on 5.7 YPC and 14 TDs. The Rockets are averaging 39.2 PPG (11th) on 511.2 YPG (8th). The defense could use some help, allowing 25.6 PPG (55th) on 379.4 YPG (56th).
The pick: Revenge is on Toledo's side but the Mountaineers have won 35 of their last 44 games, the best record of any Group of 5 team in that span. The Mountaineers' defense struggled for part of the year, including giving up 82 points in back-to-back losses to UMass and UL-Monroe but regained its form over the final three games by allowing just 30 total points. QB Taylor Lamb has started 48 consecutive games and he set a Sun Belt record with 90 career TD passes. I'm making Appalachian State a 10* play.
