The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4-3, 3-0 Conference USA) will meet the Freedom flames (5-1, 3-1) in a showdown Wednesday night in Lynchburg, Virginia. Opening kickoff at Williams Stadium is at 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Let's analyze the college football odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Jacksonville State vs. Liberty Opportunitiesand make our college football picks and predictions.

Jacksonville State won its fourth straight game last Wednesday when it defeated Middle Tennessee 42-20 (covered -20.5). The Gamecocks rushed for a season-high 438 yards; Only one other team (Liberty twice in 2023) has rushed for more than 400 yards since the start of 2023. JSU has scored 203 points in its last four games.

Liberty also played last Wednesday and lost a regular season game for the first time since 2022 when they lost a 27-24 contest (as a -26.5 favorite) at Kennesaw State.

The Flames defeated the Gamecocks 31-13 (minus-7) in last year's meeting in Jacksonville, Alabama (October 10, 2023).

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Jacksonville State at Liberty odds

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• Money line: Jacksonville State +110 (Bet $100 to Win $110) | Liberty -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Jacksonville State +2.5 (-110) | Freedom -2.5 (-110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 63.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Tips and predictions for Jacksonville State at Liberty

forecast

Liberty 31, Jacksonville State 28

Money line

Neither team has kept a good schedule and that clouds the situation when analyzing some of the strengths and weaknesses.

But Liberty is at home and has the better defense. The Flames have averaged just 321.3 total yards per game; which ranks second in CUSA. Especially when it comes to analyzing the success rate, the Liberty defense is a flagship in this duel. The Flames are particularly strong on the defensive line, and in a game where both sides will look to dominate the ground game, look for Liberty to have an advantage by forcing more passes.

The Flames were the far better team when these opponents met last October and can be considered to have a near 60% chance of winning this game.

TAKE FREEDOM (-130).

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Against the spread

The Flames are lean, but a 1-point game wouldn't be a surprise. HAPPEN.

Over/Under

Consider this match a run-heavy one, and if it moves into the 50s, there's a high chance it will slow down before the scales tip.

Last year's meet had a score of under 59.5, and that UNDER 63.5 (-110) is the best leverage game on Wednesday.

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