Western Kentucky vs Jacksonville State Prediction 11/29/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks meet in week 14 college football action from Amfirst Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks prediction.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Recap

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 13-10 loss to LSU last time out to sit at 8-3 this season.

Hilltoppers Trying To Crack C-USA Title Game

Maverick McIvor has thrown for 1,863 yards, 12 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 67.3% passing while Rodney Tisdale Jr. has thrown for 1,187 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 67.3% passing this season. Marvis Parrish has a team-high 459 rushing yards and George Hart III has 264 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. La’Vell Wright has 344 rushing yards and 8 TDs as well this season. Matthew Henry has a team-high 719 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns while K.D. Hutchinson has 582 receiving yards and 3 TDs as well this season. Moussa Barry has 388 receiving yards and Noah Meyers has 274 receiving yards while four more Hilltoppers have 150+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jaylen Wester leads the Hilltoppers with 81 total tackles including 34 solo tackles while Jaylen Lewis has a team-high 39 solo tackles and a pair of interceptions this season. On defense, the Hilltoppers have combined for 14 sacks and 8 interceptions so far this season.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks Recap

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks come into this game looking to shake off a 27-21 loss to FIU last time out to sit at 7-4 this season. 

Gamecocks Have Five-Game Win Streak Snapped

Caden Creel has thrown for 1,041 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 60.9% 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 1,451 yards and 14 touchdowns and Creel has rushed for 830 yards and 5 TDs. Deondre Johnson leads the Gamecocks in receiving with 443 receiving yards and 5 TDs while Brock Rechsteiner has 356 receiving yards with 4 TDs and Caleb Coombs and Pearson Baldwin each have 250+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Walker O’Steen leads the Gamecocks with 63 total tackles including 36 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 21 sacks and 11 interceptions so far this season.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks Betting Trends: Week 14

Why the Jacksonville State Gamecocks will win

• Jacksonville State has won each of its last 10 games at AmFirst Stadium.
• Western Kentucky has lost each of its last nine games in Alabama.
• Jacksonville State has covered the spread in nine of its last 10 home games against conference opponents.
• Western Kentucky has failed to cover the spread in eight of its last nine games in Alabama.
• Jacksonville State has won the first half in each of its last nine home games against conference opponents.

Why the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will win

• Western Kentucky has won each of its last seven November games as a road favorite.
• Western Kentucky has covered the spread in seven of its last eight games.
• Jacksonville State has failed to cover the spread in three of its last four games against teams from Kentucky.
• Western Kentucky has won the first half in each of its last three games against conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Jacksonville State’s last four home games against conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
• Four of Western Kentucky’s last five games as a favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 14, Cam Cook ranks 1st amongst FBS players for rushing yards (1446) this season.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 14, Cole Maynard ranks 1st amongst qualified players for gross average yards per punt (48.9) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• Jacksonville State ranks 3rd among FBS teams for rushing yards per game this season (259.4).
• Jacksonville State ranks 124th among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (9.2).
• Western Kentucky ranks 2nd among FBS teams for 4th down conversion percentage against this season (28.0).
• Western Kentucky ranks T6th among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (3.2).

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks Prediction

I’m on the over in this game. I think this has all of the makings of a back and forth track meet between two teams with a conference title game spot on the line. Jacksonville State has one of the best ground attacks in the country and WKU can air it out and sling it all over the field. Give me the over here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Over 55.5