Western Kentucky vs Georgia State 12/26/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers play the Georgia State Panthers in the Lending Tree Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Western Kentucky finished its regular season 5-6 overall and 4-3 in the Conference USA. The Hilltoppers were third in the East division of the C-USA. Western Kentucky finished its regular season with three consecutive victories including a 37-19 victory over Charlotte in it's final game.

Quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome passed for 1,423 with nine touchdowns and did not throw an interception, but was sacked 17 times. The leading rusher for Western Kentucky was Gaej Walker with 614 yards and two touchdowns, while the leading receiver was Xavier Lane with 376 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, defensive back Antwon Kincade was the leader in tackles with 88 and defensive end DeAngelo Malone was the leader in quarterback sacks with 6.0.

Georgia State finished its regular season 5-4 overall and 4-4 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Panthers were third in the East division of the conference. Georgia State won each of its final two games of the regular season including a 30-24 victory over in-state rival Georgia Southern in the final game of the regular season. The only loss for the Panthers over the final four games of the regular season was a 17-13 setback at the hands of Appalachian State.

Quarterback Cornelious Brown IV has passed for 2,046 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions. During the season, Brown was sacked 11 times. The leading rusher for Georgia State is Destin Coates with 652 yards and six touchdowns and the leading receiver is Sam Pinckney with 753 yards and six touchdowns. On defense, the leading tackler is linebacker Blake Carol with 72 and the leader in quarterback sacks is linebacker Jordan Strachan with 9.5.