Sam Houston State Bearkats vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks Preview & Odds — November 7, 2026
SHSUOffense2026 regular season to dateJXST
SHSUDefenseJXSTSHSURecent formJXSTSHSUHome and roadseason to dateJXSTSHSULast 10 gamesJXSTRest & travelrest and travel
SHSURest & travelJXSTAbout these numbers
2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (138 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 8 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game this season (7 = a normal week); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Matchup preview
Sam Houston (0-7) visits Jacksonville State (5-2) on Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 PM ET.
Sam Houston has the 121st-ranked offense by EPA per play (expected points added per snap) and the 50th-ranked defense (ranks among the 138 teams with play-by-play data). Meanwhile, Jacksonville State has the 30th-ranked offense and the 69th-ranked defense. When Sam Houston has the ball, a 121st-ranked offense (−0.101 EPA per play) meets a 69th-ranked defense (+0.072 allowed); when Jacksonville State has it, a 30th-ranked offense (+0.167) meets a 50th-ranked defense (−0.003 allowed).
By success rate (the share of plays that gain expected points), the Sam Houston offense is at 40.4% (129th) and the Jacksonville State offense at 52.9% (10th). Sam Houston scores 12.1 points per game (136th) and allows 28.7 (88th); Jacksonville State scores 23.7 (80th) and allows 21.7 (36th).
Sam Houston is 1-7 and 3-5 against the spread; its last game was a 24-3 loss to Missouri State. Jacksonville State is 6-2; its last game was a 24-0 win over New Mexico State.
Jacksonville State is a 17-point favorite at home against Sam Houston. The spread opened at Jacksonville State -14.5. The total is 47.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Sam Houston +550, Jacksonville State -900) prices Sam Houston at 15% and Jacksonville State at 85%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
Market
Odds and line movement
Sam Houston +14.5 (-110)
Sam Houston +17 (-110)
Jacksonville State -683 83%
Jacksonville State -900 85%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Nov 5
- Sam Houston +17-110BetMGM
- Jacksonville State -17-108BetMGM
- Over 47.5-105Hard Rock
- Under 47.5+100DraftKings
- Sam Houston+690ProphetX
- Jacksonville State-733Novig
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Attempts236
- Completion %62.3%116th
- Passing yards1,653108th
- Yards per attempt7.0153rd
- TD–INT12–5
- Rushing yards232299th
- Season line59 carries, 232 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving yards392154th
- Season line18 catches, 392 yds, 3 TD
- Tackles47245th
- Attempts209
- Completion %67.0%43rd
- Passing yards1,74687th
- Yards per attempt8.351st
- TD–INT13–8
- Rushing yards71327th
- Season line126 carries, 713 yds, 5 TD
- Receiving yards438108th
- Season line23 catches, 438 yds, 3 TD
- Tackles54153rd
Season passing totals from public box scores, captured before kickoff. Ranks among the 264 quarterbacks with at least 60 attempts. Rushing, receiving and tackle leaders: season totals captured November 4, 5:38 a.m. ET; ranks among FBS players.
Success by situation
| Situation | Sam Houston | Jacksonville State |
|---|---|---|
| Early-down success rateSam Houston offense vs Jacksonville State defense | 37.8%128th | 41.2%40th |
| Early-down success rateJacksonville State offense vs Sam Houston defense | 41.1%39th | 46.5%22nd |
| 3rd-down conversion rateSam Houston offense vs Jacksonville State defense | 31.5%125th | 50.5%132nd |
| 3rd-down conversion rateJacksonville State offense vs Sam Houston defense | 32.9%15th | 42.1%52nd |
| Explosive play rateSam Houston offense vs Jacksonville State defense | 5.0%122nd | 4.4%5th |
| Explosive play rateJacksonville State offense vs Sam Houston defense | 6.8%73rd | 6.6%71st |
| Pass rateshare of plays that are passes or sacks | 63.3%3rd-highest | 44.2%115th-highest |
On 3rd down Sam Houston converts 31.5% (125th) against a Jacksonville State defense allowing 50.5% (132nd).
On 3rd down Jacksonville State converts 42.1% (52nd) against a Sam Houston defense allowing 32.9% (15th).
2026 regular season before kickoff, from play-by-play with garbage time removed; ranks among the 138 teams in the play-by-play data (defense: 1st = allows the least). Success = a play that gains expected points.
Coaching staff
| Staff | Sam Houston | Jacksonville State |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (interim) | Charles Kelly |
| Tenureat this school | 1st season | 2nd season |
| Record at schoolthis season included, as of the date below | 0–0 | 15–7 |
| Career recordas an FBS head coach | 0–0 | 15–7 |
| Offensive coordinator | Zack Patterson | Taylor Housewright |
| Defensive coordinator | Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay | Brian Williams |
Staff list as of November 3, 6:50 a.m. ET.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 4 times since 2021: Sam Houston won 1 and Jacksonville State 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 neutral | Jacksonville State 29, Sam Houston 27 Jacksonville State won | ||
| Nov 23, 2024 | Sam Houston 11, Jacksonville State 21 Jacksonville State won | ||
| Sep 28, 2023 | Jacksonville State 35, Sam Houston 28 Jacksonville State won | ||
| Oct 23, 2021 | Jacksonville State 7, Sam Houston 42 Sam Houston won |
Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
After the final: score vs the closing line, Drive X-Ray and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.
Teams
Sam Houston State Bearkats
- Sam Houston State Bearkats 3, Missouri State Bears 24 (Oct 27)
- New Mexico State Aggies 30, Sam Houston State Bearkats 24 (Oct 21)
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 16, Sam Houston State Bearkats 3 (Oct 14)
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
More NCAAF games on November 7, 2026
- Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears (Nov 7)
- Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles (Nov 7)
- UCLA Bruins at Minnesota Golden Gophers (Nov 7)
- Texas Longhorns at Missouri Tigers (Nov 7)
- Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange (Nov 7)
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave (Nov 7)
- North Carolina Tar Heels at UConn Huskies (Nov 7)
- BYU Cougars at Utah Utes (Nov 7)
- Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack (Nov 7)
- Maryland Terrapins at Purdue Boilermakers (Nov 7)
- Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers (Nov 7)
- Old Dominion Monarchs at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Nov 7)
- Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats (Nov 7)
- Georgia State Panthers at Appalachian State Mountaineers (Nov 7)
Dig deeper
Follow the market every day
See every game's current line on the odds board, or check our fully tracked results.
Odds boardTracked results