Week 2: Florida Atlantic vs Southeastern Louisiana 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The FAU Owls and Southeastern Louisiana Lions do battle Saturday night in week 2 college football action at FAU Stadium. The Southeastern Louisiana Lions look for a win after losing their opener to UL Lafayette. The Florida Atlantic Owls look to get a game above a .500 record. 

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions have won 5 of their last 9 road games. Cephus Johnson III is completing 64.7 percent of his passes for 149 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. CJ Turner and Mannie Logan-Greene have combined for 90 receiving yards on 8 catches, while Jacob Logan has 1 reception. The Southeastern Louisiana Lions ground game is averaging 111 yards per contest, and Carlos Washington Jr. leads the way with 57 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Southeastern Louisiana is allowing 24 points and 374 yards per game. Herman Christopher leads the Southeastern Louisiana Lions with 9 tackles, Jack Henderson has 1 sack and Kunta Hester has 1 quarterback hit.

The Florida Atlantic Owls have won 5 of their last 7 home games. N’Kosi Perry is completing 62.5 percent of his passes for 620 yards, 6 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Jahmal Edrine and Je’Quan Burton have combined for 310 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Tony Johnson has 5 receptions. The Florida Atlantic Owls ground game is averaging 172.7 yards per contest, and Larry McCammon leads the way with 178 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, FAU is allowing 23 points and 376.2 yards per game. Eddie Williams leads the Florida Atlantic Owls with 23 tackles, Marlon Krakue has 2 sacks and Justin McKithen has 1 interception.

The Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in September. The Owls are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 non-conference games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Lions last 7 games overall. The under is 16-7 in Owls last 23 games overall.

The Florida Atlantic Owls dropped the ball last week and there should be some sort of motivation for a bounce back showing here. FAU has always played its best ball at home and has the offensive firepower to give a subpar Southeastern Louisiana defense issues. The only reason FAU may be sluggish in this game is there’s a look ahead spot with UCF on deck next week. Still, I’ll take the Owls by two touchdowns.