Overview
- Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET at Burgess-Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama, with national coverage on CBS Sports Network.
- SportsLine consensus lists Kennesaw State as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 60.5 points.
- The SportsLine Projection Model leans to the Under on 60.5 and indicates one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations.
- Jacksonville State earned hosting rights via the head-to-head tiebreaker after a 35-26 win on Nov. 15, when Kennesaw State committed four interceptions, and the Gamecocks are 5-0 at home this season.
- The matchup features Kennesaw State’s 9-3 resurgence under Jerry Mack against Jacksonville State’s 8-4 title defense, with the winner securing Conference USA’s bowl auto-bid, identified in coverage as the Birmingham Bowl.