The 2024 Cure Bowl takes place Friday in Orlando and will feature two conference champions. The Ohio Bobcats (10-3) won the MAC title, while Jacksonville State (9-4) is the Conference USA champion. However, between championship week and bowl season, both programs lost their head coaches, with Bobcats head coach Tim Albin moving to Charlotte while Gamecocks head coach Rich Rodriguez returning to West Virginia.

Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium. The Bobcats have a 6.5-point advantage in the latest Ohio vs. Jacksonville State odds, according to the SportsLine consensus. The over/under for overall points is 57.5. Before you make a Jacksonville State vs. Ohio pick or a 2024 Cure Bowl prediction, you MUST hear what football expert Emory Hunt has to say.

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

Additionally, Hunt is 66-46 (+1551) in his last 112 college football picks, and more importantly, he is 6-1 (+495) in 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 all angles and determined his picks and predictions.

Hunt knows Ohio is coming off a second straight 10-win season under Albin, but will now move on and offensive coordinator Brian Smith will serve as interim 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’ve helped Ohio go 9-4 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 offenses in the country. Quarterback Tyler Huff passed 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 have also turned to their offensive coordinator as interim coach, and Rod Smith will have his star backfield available. However, Jacksonville State has placed 16 players in the transfer portal, including star linebacker Reginald Hughes and star safety Zechariah Poyser.

Now, Hunt has secured a safe, competitive pick for Ohio vs. Jacksonville State. We can tell you He’s leaning down overall, but He knows that a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST. You MUST see what it is before making your own decisions.

Who will win the Cure Bowl 2024 on Friday, aAnd what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must?? … Join SportsLine now to see which side of the Jacksonville State vs. Ohio game you can jump on, all from the football expert who has a 6-1 (+495) record with his Ohio picks!