Jacksonville State vs Florida International Prediction 11/22/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks and the FIU Panthers meet in week 13 college football action from Pitbull Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. FIU Panthers prediction.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks Recap

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks come into this game looking to add on to their 35-26 win over Kennesaw State last time out to sit at 7-3 this season. After this game, Jacksonville State will head home for their season finale against Western Kentucky.

Gamecocks Win 5 In A Row

Caden Creel has thrown for 643 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 62% passing and Gavin Wimsatt has thrown for 731 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 57.3% passing while also rushing for 245 yards and 4 touchdowns. Cam Cook has rushed for a team-high 1,313 yards and 13 touchdowns and Creel has rushed for 730 yards and 5 TDs. Deondre Johnson leads the Gamecocks in receiving with 393 receiving yards and 4 TDs while Brock Rechsteiner has 340 receiving yards with 4 TDs and Caleb Coombs and Pearson Baldwin each have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Walker O’Steen leads the Gamecocks with 60 total tackles including 33 solo tackles this season. Caleb Nix has a team-high 4 interceptions while Emmanuel Oyebadejo has 4.5 sacks to lead JSU. As a unit, Jacksonville State has combined for 19 sacks and 9 interceptions so far this season.

FIU Panthers Recap

The FIU Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 34-27 win over Liberty last time out to sit at 5-5 this season. After this game, FIU will head on the road for a game against Sam Houston.

Panthers Looking For Bowl Eligibility

Keyone Jenkins has thrown for 1,402 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 63.1% passing while Kejon Owens has rushed for a team-high 1,039 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Anthony Carrie also has 407 rushing yards and 4 TDs while Alex Perry has 567 receiving yards on 42 catches with 6 TDs to lead FIU in receiving. Maguire Anderson, Kyle McNeal and JoJo Stone each have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. Johnny Chaney Jr. leads the FIU defense with 88 total tackles while Jessiah McGrew has a team-high 4 interceptions and Keegan Davis has a team-high 5.5 sacks. As a unit, FIU’s defense has combined for 21 sacks and 10 interceptions so far this season.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ Florida International Panthers Betting Trends: Week 13

Why the Florida International Panthers will win

• Florida International has won each of its last three games in November.
• The home team has covered the spread in five of Jacksonville State’s last six games.
• Jacksonville State has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five road games.

Why the Jacksonville State Gamecocks will win

• Jacksonville State has won 14 of its last 15 games against conference opponents.
• Florida International has lost 16 of its last 19 games in November.
• Florida International has failed to cover the spread in each of its last seven games after coming off overtime.
• Jacksonville State has covered the spread in three of its last four games.
• Jacksonville State has won the first half in each of its last seven games against conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Florida International’s last seven games in November have gone OVER the total points line.
• Six of Jacksonville State’s last seven games against conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.

Florida International Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 13, Kejon Owens is one of only five players in the FBS to record 1,000 rushing yards with less than 200 attempts this season.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks Player Prop Facts

• Cam Cook has recorded 100+ rushing yards in five consecutive games – longest streak in the FBS, heading into Week 13.

Matchup/League Facts

• Florida International ranks 118th among FBS teams for H1 opponent points per game this season (17.0).
• Florida International ranks 116th among FBS teams for passing yards allowed per game this season (259.3).
• Jacksonville State ranks 5th among FBS teams for rushing yards per game this season (260.2).
• Jacksonville State ranks 125th among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (9.1).

Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. FIU Panthers Prediction

I’m on Jacksonville State here. I just think that FIU can clinch bowl eligibility next week against a bad Sam Houston team and while I’m sure they don’t want to leave it to that point, the Gamecocks are just the better team trying to keep the momentum rolling into the C-USA Title game. Give me Jacksonville State here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Jacksonville State -1.5