Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State

KENNESAW, Ga. (Interstat) — Jacksonville State will visit Kennesaw State on Wednesday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

Jacksonville State enters with a 3-2 record. The Gamecocks beat Middle Tennessee 23-13 in their most recent game. They also have wins against Georgia Southern, 31-27, and Eastern Kentucky, 49-7. Their losses came at Ohio, 29-27 in overtime, and at North Dakota State, 33-7.

Kennesaw State enters 1-3. The Owls lost 17-14 at Arkansas State in their most recent game. Earlier this season, Kennesaw State lost 42-9 at Tennessee and 31-17 to Georgia State, and beat West Georgia 47-0. In the Arkansas State game, Boogie Woods III ran 19 times for 101 yards and caught five passes for 20 yards with two touchdowns. Latrelle Murrell ran four times for 23 yards.

Kennesaw State quarterback Rickie Collins is a player to watch. In the loss to Arkansas State, Collins completed 17 of 24 passes for 129 yards and ran nine times for 52 yards. In the previous game at Tennessee, he completed 22 of 34 passes for 189 yards and ran 14 times for 36 yards. Collins has been a central part of the Owls’ offense this season.

Jacksonville State’s most recent result was a 23-13 home win against Middle Tennessee. The Gamecocks previously beat Georgia Southern 31-27 at home and Eastern Kentucky 49-7 at home. They lost 29-27 in overtime at Ohio and 33-7 at North Dakota State.

The game is part of the NCAA Football Bowl Division schedule. Jacksonville State is the visiting team, and Kennesaw State is the home team. The Owls will play at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga.

After this game, Jacksonville State is scheduled to host Florida International and then visit New Mexico State. Kennesaw State is scheduled to visit Missouri State and then host Liberty. Jacksonville State also has upcoming games against Sam Houston, Western Kentucky, Missouri State and Delaware. Kennesaw State also has upcoming games against Middle Tennessee, Delaware, Sam Houston, Florida International and Western Kentucky. Both teams will continue their seasons with conference and nonconference matchups.

Jacksonville State is 3-0 at home and 0-2 on the road this season. Kennesaw State is 1-1 at home and 0-2 on the road. The Owls’ home win came against West Georgia, and their home loss came against Georgia State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kennesaw State 39, Jacksonville State 31. Kennesaw State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3. The over/under is 50.5.