Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 PM ET· Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium· Jacksonville State -7.5 · O/U 53.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 222 mi / 0 miForecast: 45°F · wind 7 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Jacksonville State -7.5 · O/U 53.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Jacksonville State as road favorite
2026 overall: 5-3-1 ATS (9 games) · 6-3 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 4-5-1 ATS (10 games) · 7-3 O/U (10 games)
Western Kentucky as home underdog
2026 overall: 4-5 ATS (9 games) · 4-5 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home underdog: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): none in this role
Since 2020: 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 · TraditionalJacksonville State · 7 of 9
404.6
Yards / game
383.2
2.66
Points / drive
1.83
3.2
TDs / game
2.9
45.5
3rd-down %
40.1
51.5
RZ TD %
62.1
-0.6
Turnover margin
-0.6
1.7
Sacks / game
1.2
5.3
TFL / game
4.6
11.2
Havoc / game
10.3
43.6 / 56.4
Pass / Rush split
50.5 / 49.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Jacksonville State has the ball
Jacksonville State's early-down offense ranks 35th of 138. Western Kentucky's early-down defense ranks 123rd of 138.
Jacksonville State's passing-down offense ranks 26th of 138. Western Kentucky's passing-down defense ranks 96th of 138.
Jacksonville State's third-down offense ranks 22nd of 138. Western Kentucky's third-down defense ranks 31st of 138.
Jacksonville State's red-zone offense ranks 104th of 138. Western Kentucky's red-zone defense ranks 133rd of 138.
When Western Kentucky has the ball
Western Kentucky's early-down offense ranks 82nd of 138. Jacksonville State's early-down defense ranks 36th of 138.
Western Kentucky's passing-down offense ranks 66th of 138. Jacksonville State's passing-down defense ranks 111th of 138.
Western Kentucky's third-down offense ranks 68th of 138. Jacksonville State's third-down defense ranks 123rd of 138.
Western Kentucky's red-zone offense ranks 79th of 138. Jacksonville State's red-zone defense ranks 51st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.043 last 3 vs 0.092 season)
▲Defense form-0.149 last 3 vs 0.003 season (-0.152)
▲Offense form0.072 last 3 vs -0.023 season (+0.095)
Defense formabout the same(-0.005 last 3 vs 0.022 season)
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCaden Creel — 1987 yd, 15 TD
RushingCaden Creel — 800 yd, 6 TD
ReceivingDeondre Johnson — 520 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBrock Glenn — 1039 yd, 7 TD
RushingAjay Allen — 535 yd, 6 TD
ReceivingJonathan Stafford Jr. — 523 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Jacksonville State offense
35thof 1380.075382 plays
vs
Western Kentucky defense · allowed
123rdof 1380.098Jacksonville State defense · allowed
36thof 138-0.075vs
Western Kentucky offense
82ndof 138-0.013397 plays
Passing downs
Jacksonville State offense
26thof 1380.195155 plays
vs
Western Kentucky defense · allowed
96thof 1380.059197 plays
Jacksonville State defense · allowed
111thof 1380.118194 plays
vs
Western Kentucky offense
66thof 138-0.005230 plays
Third down
Jacksonville State offense
22ndof 1380.269100 plays
vs
Western Kentucky defense · allowed
31stof 138-0.130114 plays
Jacksonville State defense · allowed
123rdof 1380.233120 plays
vs
Western Kentucky offense
68thof 1380.049149 plays
Red zone
Jacksonville State offense
104thof 138-0.10981 plays
vs
Western Kentucky defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.30566 plays
Jacksonville State defense · allowed
51stof 138-0.09569 plays
vs
Western Kentucky offense
79thof 138-0.01068 plays
Field advancement
Jacksonville State offense
19thof 13856.3%vs
Western Kentucky defense · allowed
98thof 13847.4%Jacksonville State defense · allowed
62ndof 13842.8%vs
Western Kentucky offense
103rdof 13842.2%Jacksonville State Offense vs Western Kentucky DefenseJacksonville State · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.17#35
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#120-0.24
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.094#32
489 plays
EPA/Play
#880.022
allowed · 458 plays
0.077#42
220 plays
EPA/Pass
#52-0.077
allowed · 239 plays
0.108#32
269 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1230.130
allowed · 219 plays
51.5%#16
489 plays
Success Rate
#7445.9%
allowed · 458 plays
48.6%#32
Pass Success Rate
#4341.2%
allowed
53.9%#9
Rush Success Rate
#10649.8%
allowed
56.3%#19
Available Yards %
#9847.4%
allowed
72.1#106
Net Field Position
#10370.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.075#35
382 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1230.098
allowed
6.7#49
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#737.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Jacksonville State Defense vs Western Kentucky OffenseJacksonville State · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.04#66
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#105-0.20
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.024#89
allowed · 502 plays
EPA/Play
#88-0.029
537 plays
-0.084#49
allowed · 225 plays
EPA/Pass
#103-0.117
277 plays
0.112#117
allowed · 277 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#510.064
260 plays
45.0%#62
allowed · 502 plays
Success Rate
#9145.3%
537 plays
42.4%#63
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#12639.0%
47.4%#80
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2951.9%
42.8%#62
allowed
Available Yards %
#10342.2%
72.3#42
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12072.7
-0.075#36
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#82-0.013
397 plays
7.3#50
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#707.0
2026 · Situational EPAJacksonville State · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.094
489 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.020
539 plays
0.024
502 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.026
465 plays
-0.109
81 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.010
68 plays
-0.095
69 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.305
66 plays
0.269
100 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.049
149 plays
0.233
120 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.130
114 plays