{"id":33908,"date":"2014-08-20T13:48:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T17:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=33908"},"modified":"2014-08-20T20:17:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T00:17:45","slug":"abilene-christian-vs-georgia-state-ncaa-football-betting-preview-and-prediction-august-27-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/abilene-christian-vs-georgia-state-ncaa-football-betting-preview-and-prediction-august-27-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"Abilene Christian vs. Georgia State NCAA Football Game Predictions and Preview &#8211; August 27, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Football Bowl Subdivision season officially gets underway on August 27 with the Sun Belt\u2019s Georgia State Panthers hosting the Abilene Christian Wildcats of the Football Championship Subdivision.<\/p>\n<p>And let&#8217;s be clear: this probably isn&#8217;t going to be what you&#8217;d call a &#8220;good&#8221; game. But it sure is college football! And that means we can watch it, enjoy it, and sure as hell bet on it as the\u00a0Panthers suffered through a winless season in 2013, and will look to get off to a winning start at home against the Wildcats.<\/p>\n<p>Check out how the experts think the 2014-15 NCAA college football season will play out <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/experts-predictions-for-the-2014-2015-college-season.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and read on for our full-on preview of this FBS curtain-raiser between the Panthers and Wildcats.<\/p>\n[sc:&#8221;NCAAFArticles&#8221; ]\n<h2>Abilene Christian vs. Georgia State Betting Preview and Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Where:\u00a0Georgia Dome, Georgia<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0Wednesday, August 27, 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Line: Abilene Christian at Georgia State \u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\" target=\"_blank\">see all NCAA Football lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Abilene Christian<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019ll be a season of transition for Abilene Christian in 2014. Not only will it be their first season back in the Southland Conference since 1972, it\u2019ll also be their first game without last year\u2019s starting quarterback, John David Baker.<\/p>\n<p>[sc:NCAA240banner ]Baker threw for 3,376 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2013, as he led ACU to a 6-5 record and an average of 43.7 points\/game in their FCS Independent schedule last season.<\/p>\n<p>With Baker gone, head coach Ken Collums will turn to redshirt sophomore Parker McKenzie as his starting quarterback. McKenzie, who went a whopping 3-for-3 for 33 yards and no touchdowns in 2013, will have his work cut out for him as he will have to lead an offense that also lost three starting offensive linemen, all three starting wide receivers and its starting tailback this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>With a revamped offense and passing game, Collums may have to turn to running back Herschel Sims to carry the offensive load for the Wildcats.\u00a0Sims is a former Oklahoma State Cowboy who was dismissed by the team in 2012 after being found guilty of forgery. He makes his debut for the Wildcats after redshirting 2013 as a transfer from Lamar University.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Join Top Bet sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account<\/a> now and take part in the crazy college football action all season long.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Georgia State<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/georgia-state.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33911\" alt=\"NCAA FOOTBALL: SEP 02 Shorter at Georgia State\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/georgia-state-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/georgia-state-600x337.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/georgia-state-250x140.jpg 250w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/georgia-state.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By all accounts, Georgia State was one of the worst schools in the entire FBS last season. The Panthers, who were only in their fourth season of existence last year, finished 0-12 and 0-7 in the Sun Belt Conference, with an average margin of defeat of almost 18 points. In the last two seasons, GSU are now 1-22 \u2013 1-12 against the FCS and 0-10 against the FBS.<\/p>\n<p>However, they did push Sun Belt champions Arkansas State all the way in a 35-33 loss \u2013 their closest loss of the season \u2013 in their second to last game.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback in that game, Ronnie Bell, will cede his starting spot this year to transfer Nick Arbuckle. Arbuckle won\u2019t have the luxury of throwing to wide receiver Albert Wilson (71 receptions for 1,177 yards and eight touchdowns), but he&#8217;ll have the returning Robert Davis (44 catches for 711 yards and four touchdowns in 2013) as a capable target.<\/p>\n<p>Arbuckle will also be playing behind an offensive line that lost four starters from an already-bad unit last season. 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