Ohio vs. Jacksonville State odds, prediction, start time: 2024 Cure Bowl picks from proven college football expert

The 2024 Cure Bowl will be held on Friday in Orlando and will feature a pair of conference champions. The Ohio Bobcats (10-3) won the MAC title, while Jacksonville State (9-4) is the Conference USA champion. However, both programs lost their head coaches between Championship Week and the bowl season, with Bobcats head coach Tim Albin leaving for Charlotte while Gamecocks head coach Rich Rodriguez returning to West Virginia.

Kickoff is at noon ET from Camping World Stadium. Bobcats are favored by 6.5 points in recent Ohio vs. Jacksonville State odds, according to the SportsLine consensus. Over/under for total points is 57.5. Before making any Jacksonville State vs. Ohio election or Cure Bowl 2024 predictions, you MUST hear what football expert Emory Hunt has to say.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has provided analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. He knows the game from a player’s perspective.

Additionally, Hunt is 66-46 (+1551) over his last 112 college football picks and more significantly, he is 6-1 (+495) over his last 7 picks in Ohio games! Anyone who has followed him is way up there.

Now, Hunt has analyzed the 2024 Cure Bowl from every angle and just locked down his picks and predictions.

Hunt knows Ohio is coming off a second straight 10-win season under Albin, but will now transition with offensive coordinator Brian Smith serving as the interim head coach. Quarterback Parker Navarro threw for 2,169 yards and 12 touchdowns this season while adding 935 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground. He formed a dynamic backfield rushing duo with Anthony Tyus III (1,111 yards and nine touchdowns). They have helped Ohio go 9-4 against the spread this season, and both will be in the lineup Friday afternoon.

The expert also took into account that Jacksonville State has one of the most dynamic rushing attacks in the country. Quarterback Tyler Huff rushed for 1,343 yards and 14 touchdowns, while running back Tre Stewart had 1,604 yards on the ground and scored 23 rushing touchdowns. The Gamecocks also tapped their offensive coordinator as interim head coach, and Rod Smith will have his star backfield available. However, Jacksonville State has had 16 players enter the transfer portal, including star linebacker Reginald Hughes and star safety Zechariah Poyser.

Now, Hunt has locked in a safe counter-spread pick for Ohio vs. Jacksonville State. We can tell you he leans under the total, but he knows that a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before you lock in your own choices.

Who will win the 2024 Cure Bowl on Friday, aand what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? … Join SportsLine right now to see which side of Jacksonville State vs. Ohio spread to jump on, all from the football expert who is at a 6-1 (+495) roll on his Ohio pick!