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Florida Atlantic Owls vs Georgia Southern Eagles Wrap - Georgia Southern Wins 20-3

Georgia Southern earned a 20-3 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday in Week 14 action at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.

Georgia Southern won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.5-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 40.5.

Justin Tomlin rushed for 78 yards, while Gerald Green added 74 yards in the win. Logan Wright and Darion Anderson added 65 and 5 receiving yards respectively.

Javion Posey rushed for 61 yards for Florida Atlantic, while James Charles added 42 yards. Javion Posey threw for 107 yards for the Owls, while receivers Jordan Merrell and TJ Chase had 67 and 54 yards respectively.

Florida Atlantic lost the offensive yardage battle to Georgia Southern 339-322 yards in Saturday's game. Georgia Southern had more first downs as that total ended up 18-16.

Georgia Southern led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 36:45-23:15 split in that important category.