Georgia Southern Eagles vs Appalachian State Mountaineers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Monday, 12/29/25

The Georgia Southern Eagles and Appalachian State Mountaineers renew acquaintances at the JLab Birmingham Bowl on Monday afternoon at Protective Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST. The Mountaineers were 5-7, and accepted a bowl bid with extra space available with teams electing not to play in the postseason. The loss of those others is the gain of App State. The Mountaineers have dropped five of the past six games, going 2-3-1 against the spread (ATS), and that includes a 25-23 loss as a 5-point favorite on Nov. 6 in Boone as the Under (61.5) cashed.

Georgia Southern has won three of the final four games, while also going 3-1 ATS in the span. After a slow start defensively, the Eagles turned a corner and showed slight improvement as the season went along. The Under is 4-1 in the past five games, with offense producing rather sporadic results. The defense has allowed 24 or fewer points in three of the past six outings, including the 25-23 win at App State. RB OJ Arnold was injured late in the season, and he is unlikely to play for the Eagles, while QB AJ Swann and QB JJ
Kohl each hit the transfer portal. With some big-time offensive weapons missing, both offenses could be a little disjointed. Go low.

Under 59.5 (-110) at time of publishing. Playable to 57.5.