FBS-CFB Game Preview: Jacksonville State Gamecocks (7-3) vs. Florida International Panthers (5-5)

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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

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