Venue & Event Details
Location: Pitbull Stadium, Miami, FL
Kickoff: 12:30 PM EST
Broadcast: CBS Sports Network
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 74°F at kickoff, rising to upper 70s by mid-afternoon
Conditions: Sunny skies, light winds (5–8 mph)
Impact: Ideal conditions for both passing and rushing
Injury Report
Jacksonville State: QB Caden Creel (healthy, projected 241 yards, 2 TDs, 0.6 INTs); RB Cam Cook (healthy, projected 131 rushing yards, 1 TD); WR Deondre Johnson (healthy, projected 96 yards, 1 TD).
Florida International: QB Keon Jenkins (healthy, 2,100+ yards, 14 TDs, 9 INTs); RB Shomari Lawrence (healthy, 612 yards, 6 TDs); WR Kris Mitchell (healthy, 721 yards, 5 TDs).
Key Player Matchups
Caden Creel (JSU QB) vs FIU Secondary: Creel’s efficiency (65% completion) will test a defense that has allowed 250+ passing yards in multiple games.
Cam Cook (JSU RB) vs FIU Front Seven: Cook’s explosiveness (5.8 YPC, 131 projected yards) against a defense ranked bottom-half nationally in rush defense.
Kris Mitchell (FIU WR) vs JSU CBs: Mitchell’s deep-threat ability (15.2 YPR) against a secondary that has bent but not broken in CUSA play.
Recent Team Forms
Jacksonville State: Won 5 straight, including 30–27 vs UTEP and 26–35 vs Kennesaw State.
Florida International: Won 3 of last 5, including 34–28 vs Liberty and 27–24 vs Sam Houston.
Series History
All-time: Jacksonville State leads 1–0.
Last meeting (2024): Jacksonville State won 28–3.
Betting Trends:
Jacksonville State is 6–3 ATS this season.
FIU is 5–4 ATS.
Overs have hit in 5 of FIU’s 10 games.
Historical Betting Results
Jacksonville State has covered in 4 of last 6 games.
FIU has covered in 3 of last 5 games.
Overs have hit in 3 of last 5 head-to-head matchups.
Prediction: Jacksonville State 31 – Florida International 27
Game Odds
Jacksonville State Gamecocks 55.5
Florida International Panthers – 2.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
