Free College Football Picks Today: Georgia State Panthers vs Charlotte 49ers 9/17/22

The University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers (0-3, 0-1 CUSA) will be looking to halt their winless start when they are on the road to face the Georgia State University Panthers (0-2, 0-1 Home) at Center Parc Stadium on Saturday. The Panthers are 19-point favorites, and the total is 61.5. Charlotte (0-3, 0-1 CUSA) is coming off a deflating 56-21 loss at the hands of Maryland at Jerry Richardson Stadium last Saturday. Xavier Williams threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Shadrick Byrd ran 11 times for 38 yards. Elijah Spencer caught four passes for 98 yards. Georgia State (0-2, 0-1 Home) lost 35-28 to North Carolina at Center Parc Stadium last Saturday. Darren Grainger was 16 of 24 for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Tucker Gregg carried 18 times for 79 yards. Robert Lewis scored twice. He hauled in seven receptions for 115 yards.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The Panthers won the only meeting between the teams last season, a 20-9 victory in September. Grainger threw two touchdowns for Georgia State.

TALE OF THE TAPE

The 49ers are averaging 19.3 points per game so far this season, 113th in FBS, and they are facing a Panthers defense that has surrendered 35.0 PPG (109th). Meanwhile, Georgia State has scored 21.0 points a game this season, 106th in the nation, and Charlotte is allowing 46.7 PPG (126th).The 49ers rank as one of the nation’s worst teams in rushing yards per game (96.3, 116th), while they are 63rd in passing yards (252.3). The Panthers are 93rd in passing yards allowed per game (255.5) and 72nd against the run (131.0).Georgia State has been one of the country’s least successful passing teams, averaging 148.5 passing yards per game (119th), while ranking 29th in rushing yards (217.5). Charlotte’s defense has been most beatable through the air, as the 49ers are 122nd in the country in passing yards allowed per game (314.7). Against the run, the 49ers are 125th (238.0).

TOP PERFORMERS

Through two games, X. Williams has thrown for two touchdowns and 196.0 yards per game to lead Charlotte in passing. Byrd leads the team in rushing with an average of 45.0 yards a game over three games. Grant DuBose is the 49ers’ leading receiver with 76.3 yards a game and three TDs. Grainger has four passing touchdowns (1 INT) with 148.5 yards per game through two games to lead Georgia State. In one previous home game this season, he threw for three TDs and 186 yards. Jamyest Williams has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 72.0 yards a game through two games. Lewis has been the primary target in the Panthers’ passing game. He has three touchdowns and a 66.0 yard per game average through two appearances.