Nowhere to go but up after a not-great Week 7 in college football. Most models, including ours, forecast Jacksonville State (which averages 280 rush YPG) winning this CUSA matchup, although Delaware has been quite good in its first FBS year, but the Blue Hens are 0-2 as favorites. JSU has alternated losses and wins over its first six, which would mean a W tonight. The Gamecocks are 8-1 all-time during "Weekday CUSA" and also are on an eight-game home winning streak overall. First meeting between these schools since the 2021 FCS playoffs. Guess I'm not getting +3.5.
Fanduel has this at -2.5, but I don't mind playing the -3 (-105) or (-110) where most books have this. I was first alerted to this play by Emory Hunt and upon further review, I'd like to jump in. Delaware has a more versatile attack than the run heavy Gamecocks and Delaware is also decent enough defending the run. Add in that they're coming off a bye, have faced some tougher teams (i.e. - Colorado) and are slowly getting healthier on offense and I think it's a good recipe for the Blue Hens to cover on the road.
