Week 2: Troy vs Alabama A&M 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Troy Trojans and Alabama A&M Bulldogs clash Saturday in week 2 college football action at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs look for a win after losing their opener to UAB. The Troy Trojans look for a win after losing their opener to Ole Miss.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs have split their last 4 road games. Xavier Lankford is completing 54.5 percent of his passes for 115 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. Isiah Cox and Brian Jenkins Jr. have combined for 91 receiving yards on 8 catches, while Keenan Hambrick has 3 receptions. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs ground game is averaging 98 yards per contest, and Lankford leads the way with 42 yards on 10 carries. Defensively, Alabama A&M is allowing 59 points and 478 yards per game. Chancellor Smith leads the Alabama A&M Bulldogs with 8 tackles, Jamal Irby has 1 sack and Elijah Eberhardt has 1 interception.

The Troy Trojans have split their last 6 home games. Gunnar Watson is completing 72.3 percent of his passes for 275 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Jabre Barber and Deshon Stoudemire have combined for 105 receiving yards on 11 catches, while Demontrez Brown has 2 receptions. The Troy Trojans ground game is averaging 60 yards per contest, and Kimani Vidal leads the way with 48 yards on 12 carries. Defensively, Troy is allowing 28 points and 433 yards per game. Carlton Martial leads the Troy Trojans with 11 tackles, Markeis Colvin has 1 interception and Keyshawn Swanson has 1 pass deflection.

The Bulldogs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Trojans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Bulldogs last 8 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Trojans last 7 games overall.

There’s no doubt the Alabama A&M Bulldogs are outmatched from a talent standpoint, and their defense has serious questions after getting lit on fire by Ole Miss. The Troy Trojans should be big favorites, but this line is a bit steep for a team that has holes itself and hasn’t had much recent success covering numbers. Troy also has Appalachian State on deck next week, which it could be looking forward to. I’ll take a chance with the Bulldogs and the points.