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For the second time in two weeks, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will battle the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, but this time it will be in the 2024 Conference USA Championship Game on Friday. WKU earned a spot in the title game when it beat Jacksonville State 19-17 on Saturday. It will be the fourth consecutive time that the championship game will be a rematch from the regular season. The Gamecocks (8-4, 7-1 CUSA), who have won eight of nine, are the first team to reach bowl games in each of their first two seasons at the FBS level since Marshall in 1997 and 1998. The Hilltoppers (8-4, 7-1 CUSA), who have won five of seven, will be taking part in their fourth CUSA Championship Game and first since 2021.
Kickoff from AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Ala., is set for 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. WKU leads the all-time series 5-2. Jacksonville State is a 4-point favorite in the latest Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 58. Before you make any Jacksonville State vs. Western Kentucky picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL and college football for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. Tierney is 45-25 in his last 70 college football betting picks, returning $1,717 to $100 players.
In addition, he is an amazing 11-3 on his last 14 picks in games involving Western Kentucky, returning a whopping $774. Anyone who has followed him at sportsbooks or betting apps is way up.
Now, Tierney has set his sights on Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State. You can head to SportsLine to…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2024-12-06 21:31:00
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