MASSACHUSETTS vs GEORGIA SOUTHERN
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2018
Where: Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia

TV: 6:00 PM
LINE:
PREDICTION: GA SOUTHERN , MASSACHUSETTS

Oddsmakers currently have the GA SOUTHERN listed as point favorites versus the MASSACHUSETTS, while the game’s total is sitting at .

Overall Team Offense

• The Georgia Southern Eagles are ranked 93 on offense, averaging 348.0 yards per game. The Eagles are averaging 319.0 yards rushing and 29.0 yards passing so far this season.
• The Massachusetts Minutemen are ranked 58 on offense, averaging 444.5 yards per game. The Minutemen are averaging 175.0 yards rushing and 269.5 yards passing so far this season.

Home and Away

• The Georgia Southern Eagles are 1-0 at home this season, 0-0 against conference opponents and 4851-4851 against non-conference opponents.
• At home the Eagles are averaging 37.0 scoring, and holding teams to 6.0 points scored on defense.
• The Massachusetts Minutemen are 0-1 while on the road this season, 0-0 against conference opponents and 4851-4851 against non-conference opponents.
• On the road, the Minutemen are averaging 21.0 scoring, and holding teams to 55.0 points scored on defense.

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MASSACHUSETTS vs BOSTON COLLEGE
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018
Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: -18
PREDICTION: BOSTON COLLEGE , MASSACHUSETTS

Oddsmakers currently have the BOSTON COLLEGE listed as -18 point favorites versus the MASSACHUSETTS, while the game’s total is sitting at 64.

Boston College has finished 7-6 in four of head coach Steve Addazio’s five seasons, a run of relative mediocrity the program hopes to end in 2018. Much of the Eagles’ success – or lack thereof – will depend upon the legs of bruising sophomore running back AJ Dillon, who leads his team into the season opener at home against in-state rival Massachusetts on Saturday.

Dillon ran for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2017 despite opening the year as a backup and is poised to dominate once again behind an offensive line that returns all five starters. “We’ve got a dynamic running back,” offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler told reporters of Dillon. “We have a few dynamic running backs in my mind. Any time the defense has to account for the run game, it makes our throw game much better.” The Minutemen were the first team in college football to pick up a win when they crushed FCS squad Duquesne 63-15 last Saturday. Andrew Ford passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while his backup Ross Comis accounted for three scores for UMass, which has won five of their last seven dating to 2017.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, ACC Network Extra. LINE: Boston College -18

ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS (1-0): The Minutemen are averaging more than 40 points over their last eight games as the offense continues to take shape under head coach Mark Whipple, but he knows the talent level is about to greatly increase. “BC is a different beast next week, not to take anything away from Duquesne,” Whipple told reporters. “They have bigger guys who are faster.” Bilal Ally gained 109 yards and a TD on the ground while Andy Isabella hauled in five passes for 131 yards and two scores in the rout.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE (2017: 7-6): Anthony Brown showed flashes of potential as a freshman quarterback – including a breakthrough game at Virginia in which he threw for 275 yards and three TDs – before a knee injury in November ended his campaign, and the New Jersey native looks to be on target with his rehab. “I’ve said it a lot, I’m going to say it again: a lot has to do with that trigger man,” Addazio told reporters. “Anthony looks great. Hopefully he’ll continue on his course back and be ready in the appropriate amount of time.” Defensive lineman Zach Allen emerged as a force in 2017 with a team-high six sacks for a unit that held its final five regular-season opponents to 20 points or fewer.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Boston College TE Tommy Sweeney returns after leading the team with 512 receiving yards and four TDs last year.

2. Ford has 11 TD passes and one interception over his last four games.

3. The Eagles won 26-7 in the most recent meeting in 2016.

PREDICTION: Boston College 42, Massachusetts 21

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La Salle Explorers vs Massachusetts Minutemen
When: 1:00 PM  ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017
Where: William D. Mullins Memorial Center, Amherst, Massachusetts

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: -1.5
PREDICTION: MASSACHUSETTS , LASALLE

Oddsmakers currently have the MASSACHUSETTS listed as -1.5 point favorites versus the LASALLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 154.

Overall Team Offense
The Massachusetts Minutemen are ranked 205 for offensive field goal percentage shooting 43.6% while attempting 59.3 shots per game. The Minutemen shooting percentages include 65.9% for free throw percentage and 29.7% for three point percentage so far this season.
The La Salle Explorers are ranked 74 for offensive field goal percentage shooting 46.2% while attempting 55.8 shots per game. The Explorers shooting percentages include 77.6% for free throw percentage and 37.2% for three point percentage so far this season.

Home and Away
The Massachusetts Minutemen are 10-6 at home this season, and 3-12 against 10-3 opponents.
At home the Minutemen are averaging 71.8 scoring, and holding teams to 67.3 points scored on defense.
The La Salle Explorers are 4-6 while on the road this season, 8-7 against conference opponents, and 6-5 against non-conference opponents.
On the road, the Explorers are averaging 75.2 scoring, and holding teams to 80.5 points scored on defense.

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