Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State Preview & Picks
Jacksonville State are tipped to avenge last week’s defeat and win the Conference USA Championship.
The Gamecocks are in good form at home and this Western Kentucky offense can be hit or miss and careless with the football.
- Jacksonville State are 5-1 at home this season
- Western Kentucky are 1-4-0 ATS in their last 5 games
- Western Kentucky are 3-3 on the road this season
- The Under cashed in each of the last 2 meetings
Head To Head
- Western Kentucky lead the all-time series 5-2
- Western Kentucky won 19-17 when the two teams last met on November 30
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Western Kentucky go into the Conference USA Championship having rebounded from back-to-back defeats with a win over Jacksonville State.
The Hilltoppers, who went 2-2 in non-conference play, opened their Conference USA schedule with a run of five consecutive victories.
They won 49-21 at Middle Tennessee State and 44-17 against UTEP, before recording back-to-back 31-14 wins against Sam Houston and Kennesaw State.
Western Kentucky made it to 5-0 with a 41-28 victory at New Mexico State, only to then cool off with a 12-7 loss to Louisiana Tech and a 39-21 loss to Liberty.
The Hilltoppers did win their regular season finale though, beating Jacksonville State 19-17 at home.
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Jacksonville State enter the championship game on the back of a loss, but having won eight of their previous nine games.
The Gamecocks lost their first three games of the season, including their conference opener at Eastern Michigan 37-34, before finally getting off the mark with a 44-7 blowout of Southern Mississippi.
That proved to be the start of an eight-game streak as they won seven straight in Conference USA, starting with a 63-24 win at Kennesaw State.
Jacksonville State then beat New Mexico State 54-13 and Middle Tennessee State 42-20 at home, before heading out on the road to down Liberty 31-21 and Louisiana Tech 44-37.
The Gamecocks’ streak continued with home wins over Florida International, 34-31, and Sam Houston, 21-11, before finally ending with last week’s 19-17 loss at Western Kentucky.