West Georgia at Eastern Kentucky
RICHMOND, Ky. (Interstat) — Eastern Kentucky will host West Georgia on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Roy Kidd Stadium. The Colonels and Wolves both enter the matchup with 1-4 records. The forecast for game time calls for 74 degrees.
West Georgia, the visiting Wolves, snapped a four-game losing streak with a 49-7 home win over Fort Valley State in its most recent outing. Earlier this season, the Wolves fell 35-27 at East Tennessee State, 52-7 at Arkansas State, 47-0 at Kennesaw State and 24-10 at home to Chattanooga. West Georgia will look to build on its most recent performance as it returns to road play.
Eastern Kentucky, the home Colonels, dropped a 20-16 decision to North Alabama in its most recent game. The Colonels also have losses to Dayton, Jacksonville State and Western Carolina, with their lone win coming against Chattanooga. Eastern Kentucky will lean on quarterback Jordyn Potts, a player to watch in the matchup. Potts completed 16 of 34 passes for 143 yards and rushed eight times for 9 yards against North Alabama. In his previous outing against Dayton, he completed 23 of 36 passes for 273 yards and one touchdown while adding six carries for 40 yards. Running back Brady Hensley also contributed against North Alabama with 24 carries for 96 yards and three receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown. Linebacker Jackson Marshall had one run for 32 yards and two tackles in that game.
The Wolves will seek to contain Potts and the Eastern Kentucky offense while generating enough production on the road. West Georgia’s most recent win came at home. Its four losses include three road games and one home game. Eastern Kentucky has played five games and will try to even its record in front of a home crowd at Roy Kidd Stadium. Both teams are in the NCAA Football Championship Division and are looking for a second win of the season.
After Saturday, West Georgia is scheduled to host Austin Peay and Tarleton State before road games at Abilene Christian and Central Arkansas. Eastern Kentucky is scheduled to visit Tennessee Tech, host West Florida, visit Tarleton State and Austin Peay, host Central Arkansas and visit Abilene Christian. The Colonels and Wolves will meet Saturday with matching records.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Eastern Kentucky 32, West Georgia 29. Interstat’s ELO system gives Eastern Kentucky a 58 percent probability to win. West Georgia has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +5.5. The over/under for the game is 45.5.