Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 9, 2025

Updated Oct. 9, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

The Sam Houston Bearkats (0-5) are touchdown underdogs in a road CUSA matchup against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2-3) on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. The total has been set at 54.5 points for this game.

The Gamecocks' most recent game was versus the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, and they lost by a score of 42-25. The Bearkats lost to the New Mexico State Aggies, 37-10, in their most recent contest.

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Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas
TV: CBS Sports Network
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Jacksonville State vs Sam Houston Betting Information updated as of October 9, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Jacksonville State	-7 (-105)	-272	+220	54.5	-111	-109

Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston Prediction

Pick ATS: Jacksonville State (-7)
Pick OU: Over (54.5)
Prediction: Jacksonville State 34, Sam Houston 23

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Gamecocks 31, Bearkats 24.
The Gamecocks have a 73.1% chance to claim victory in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Bearkats have a 31.2% implied probability.
Jacksonville State has won two games against the spread this season.
Sam Houston is winless against the spread this season (0-5-0).

Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston: Head-to-Head

In their past two matchups, Sam Houston has a split 1-1 record against Jacksonville State.
In their most recent two matchups, each team has covered one time while never going over the point total a single time.
In their last two head-to-head matchups, Sam Houston has tallied 53 points versus Jacksonville State, while allowing only 28 points.

Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston: 2025 Stats Comparison

	Jacksonville State	Sam Houston
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	29.6 (71)	15 (132)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	26.8 (81)	41.6 (133)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	7 (77)	7 (77)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	7 (51)	6 (68)

Jacksonville State 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Cam Cook	RB	614 YDS / 5 TD / 122.8 YPG / 5.5 YPC 11 REC / 125 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 31.3 REC YPG
Gavin Wimsatt	QB	576 YDS (55.8%) / 2 TD / 2 INT 237 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 47.4 RUSH YPG
Brock Rechsteiner	WR	17 REC / 215 YDS / 3 TD / 43 YPG
Caden Creel	QB	141 YDS (60%) / 1 TD / 2 INT 249 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 49.8 RUSH YPG
Trevor Woods	DB	29 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Malcolm Jones	DB	16 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Emmanuel Oyebadejo	DL	17 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Mac Sanders	LB	27 TKL / 0 TFL

Sam Houston 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Hunter Watson	QB	618 YDS (58.6%) / 1 TD / 3 INT 156 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 39 RUSH YPG
Landan Brown	RB	109 YDS / 1 TD / 27.3 YPG / 4.7 YPC 20 REC / 107 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 21.4 REC YPG
Elijah Green	RB	74 YDS / 0 TD / 18.5 YPG / 2.8 YPC 12 REC / 133 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 33.3 REC YPG
Alton McCaskill	RB	110 YDS / 1 TD / 55 YPG / 4.8 YPC 4 REC / 29 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 14.5 REC YPG
Emon Allen	DB	20 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
C.J. Brown	DB	27 TKL / 0 TFL
Alonzo Edwards Jr.	DB	19 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Chauncey Chidi	DL	12 TKL / 3 TFL / 2 SACK