Former USC Trojans coach Clay Helton produced a Georgia Southern bowl game in his first season. In their final game, the Eagles scored an overtime College Football betting victory over Appalachian State. Following three consecutive losses. Also, they beat Nebraska earlier in the season. The Eagles will make their fifth bowl appearance and have a 3-1 record. Buffalo grabbed their sixth win with a 24-23 victory over Akron. Additionally, Buffalo beat MAC champion Toledo earlier in the season. This mark’s the program’s sixth bowl and second Camellia Bowl appearance. Buffalo beat Marshall in Montgomery back in 2020.
2022 Camellia Bowl Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Buffalo Bulls
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 12 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alaba |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Georgia Southern | -3½ (-110) | 67 (-110) | -175 |  |
| Buffalo U | +3½ (-110) | 67 (-110) | +155 | |
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2022 Camellia Bowl Overview
At the beginning, the Camellia Bowl was established in 2014. The matchup currently features schools from the Sun Belt and Mid-American Conference. The offshore bookmaker bowl is at the Cramton Bowl from Montgomery, Alabama. First, Bowling Green captured the inaugural Camellia Bowl with a 33-28 victory against South Alabama. In the first two games of this bowl game, over the total was cashed each time, averaging 60.5 points.
Next, Appalachian State won the 2015 and 2016 editions. Both victories came on a late field goal for the Mountaineers. While in 2017, Middle Tennessee State of Conference USA was springing a slight upset over Arkansas State, 35-30.
Georgia Southern slipped past Eastern Michigan in 2018. But they failed to cover as a short favorite. The Sun Belt won four in five seasons when Arkansas State knocked off Florida International as a slight underdog in 2019. As a result, the dog improved to 4-2 ATS in this bowl. Meanwhile, in the 2020 version, Buffalo helped the MAC regain some revenge with a 17-10 win over Marshall of the Conference USA. But in 2021, Georgia State of the Sun Belt Conference slaughtered Ball State of the MAC 51-20. Also, the game easily went over the total. Favorites have cashed in the past two Camellia Bowls after underdogs went 4-1 ATS in the previous five installments.
2022 Camellia Bowl Matchup
Last game, the Buffalo Bulls won 23-22 against the Akron Zips as 12-point home favorites. The game went under the College Football Betting total of 54.5. Buffalo has a record of 6-6 straight up, 6-5-1 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total.
Buffalo has national metrics of 78th for total offense, 62nd for passing, 75th for rushing, and 63rd for scoring. While defensively, they rank 77th overall, 54th against the pass, 99th against the rush, and 74th for points allowed. Also, Buffalo ranks 88th for fewest turnovers lost and 28th for takeaways.
Last game, the Georgia Southern Eagles won 51-48 against the Appalachian State Mountaineers as 6.5-point home dogs. The game went over the total of 66.5. Georgia Southern has a record of 6-6 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total.
Overall, Georgia Southern has national metrics of 19th for total offense, 4th for passing, 83rd for rushing, and 30th for scoring. Defensively they rank 129th overall, 102nd against the pass, 1290th against the rush, and 112th for points allowed. Also, Georgia Southern ranks 16th for fewest turnovers lost and 47th for takeaways.
2022 Camellia Bowl Best Bet: Georgia Southern Eagles.