{"id":87052,"date":"2025-12-17T19:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87052\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:40:32","slug":"salute-to-veterans-bowl-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87052\/","title":{"rendered":"Salute to Veterans Bowl Best Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bowl season is underway, and it\u2019s time to enjoy the spoils of another successful college football<\/a> season. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks and Troy Trojans take to the field on Tuesday night, battling it out in the 2025 edition of the Salute to Veterans Bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Check out what bets we\u2019re targeting when these Group of 5 powerhouses take to the field!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where to Watch Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Troy Trojans<\/p>\n

Stadium: Cramton Bowl
\nLocation: Montgomery, AL
\nWhere to Watch: ESPN
\nTime: 9:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Troy Trojans\u00a0Betting Odds<\/p>\n

Spread: JVST -1.5 (-110) | TROY +1.5 (-110)
\nTotal: Over 48.5 (-110) | Under (-110)
\nMoneyline: JVST -118 | TROY +100<\/p>\n

Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Troy Trojans Kalshi Odds<\/p>\n

Chance: JVST 50% | TROY 50%
\nSpread: N\/A
\nTotal: N\/A<\/p>\n

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The Jacksonville State Gamecocks stumbled toward the end of the campaign. Still, they have plenty in the tank to get past a Troy Trojans squad that struggles on offense. The betting market may be short on JV State\u2019s chances, but we\u2019re not.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Gamecocks ran roughshod over the competition this season, both figuratively and literally. Jacksonville State accumulated the fourth-most rushing yards in the country, churning out 258.0 yards per game. That was a primary factor in their 35th-ranked total offense, which averaged a respectable 29.0 points per game. Still, scoring wasn\u2019t paramount for Jacksonville State, which prioritized clock management and tempo to keep opponents off the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Troy has been a stout defensive team for most of the season, but the Sun Belt representatives\u2019 most prominent weakness is their run defense. Through 13 games, opponents have racked up 182.3 rushing yards per game against the Trojans. That accounts for nearly 50.0% of the total yards the Trojans gave up this season, and drops them to 112th in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing Troy\u2019s 123rd-ranked offense can do to keep pace with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in this one. The Conference USA runner-ups will quite literally run away with this year\u2019s Salute to Veterans Bowl. Sharp bettors will have no apprehensions about backing the Gamecocks as short favorites, but riskier bettors will find the best value on more exotic numbers. Betting this one up to -3.5 makes sense.<\/p>\n

Best Bet: Jacksonville State -1.5<\/p>\n

Cam Cook<\/a> has been the motor that churns the Gamecocks\u2019 engine this season. The standout running back accumulated 1,659 rushing yards on 295 carries this season. His dominance is captured in his rushing yards prop, but we think Cook is good for at least 150 yards versus the Trojans.<\/p>\n

Nothing or no one has gotten in Cook\u2019s way this season. The junior has recorded 127 or more yards in four of his last five outings, recording touchdowns in each one of those contests. Moreover, he\u2019s been the bell cow since the start of the season, totaling more than 20 rushing attempts in all but four of his 13 games. That number has spiked with his recent increase in production, with Cook toting the ball 96 times over his last four games.<\/p>\n

As noted, the Trojans can\u2019t defend against the run. They gave up 318 rushing yards in the Sun Belt Championship Game, with Wayne Knight<\/a> accumulating a whopping 212 rushing yards. Cook is more than capable of matching that production, with the Gamecocks leaning into their rushing attack to keep Troy\u2019s offense off the field.<\/p>\n

Cook will be the end of the Troy Trojans\u2019 season. The Gamecocks\u2019 running back has tormented opponents all year, and the Trojans don\u2019t possess the defensive faculty to contain him. Backing Cook to eclipse his rushing yards is a virtual certainty, but we\u2019re taking the number higher on the alt board.<\/p>\n

Best Bet: Cam Cook to Record 150+ Rushing Yards +152<\/p>\n

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Jacksonville State vs. Troy: Salute to Veterans Bowl Best Bets<\/p>\n

Jacksonville State -1.5
\nCam Cook to Record 150+ Rushing Yards +152<\/p>\n

Bettors will want to get a piece of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in this year\u2019s Salute to Veterans Bowl. Cam Cook will be a driving force in their success, and is a solid bet to eclipse 150 rushing yards.<\/p>\n

Stay ahead of the game and elevate your sports betting experience with SportsGrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bowl season is underway, and it\u2019s time to enjoy the spoils of another successful college football season. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[47464,47468,47452,47463,4663,47450,47449,47465,5920,47453,47437,47456,47433,47427,47459,47439,47440,47466,47451,47448,47438,47467,19811,47444,47443,47441,47458,47454,47435,47470,116,118,117,47436,47469,4642,47430,47461,47446,47429,47434,47460,47428,47432,47455,47472,47445,47471,47447,4688,47431,47462,47442,47457],"class_list":["post-87052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-best-bowl-bets-this-week","tag-bowl-game-betting-insights","tag-bowl-game-player-prop-picks","tag-bowl-season-betting-guide","tag-cam-cook","tag-cam-cook-player-props","tag-cam-cook-rushing-yards","tag-college-football-alt-spread-picks","tag-college-football-best-bets","tag-college-football-betting-analysis","tag-college-football-betting-odds","tag-college-football-betting-strategy","tag-college-football-bowl-game-picks","tag-college-football-bowl-season","tag-college-football-matchup-breakdown","tag-college-football-moneyline-picks","tag-college-football-over-under","tag-college-football-prop-betting","tag-college-football-running-back-props","tag-college-football-rushing-leaders","tag-college-football-spread-picks","tag-college-football-tempo-offense","tag-conference-usa","tag-conference-usa-bowl-teams","tag-cramton-bowl-montgomery","tag-espn-bowl-game-schedule","tag-favorite-bowl-game-picks","tag-free-college-football-picks","tag-group-of-5-bowl-games","tag-i-a","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-jacksonville-state-1-5-pick","tag-jacksonville-state-al","tag-jacksonville-state-gamecocks","tag-jacksonville-state-gamecocks-betting","tag-jacksonville-state-offense-analysis","tag-jacksonville-state-rushing-offense","tag-jacksonville-state-vs-troy","tag-ncaa-bowl-game-predictions","tag-ncaa-football-betting-tips","tag-salute-to-veterans-bowl-2025","tag-salute-to-veterans-bowl-odds","tag-sportsgrid-college-football","tag-sun-belt","tag-sun-belt-bowl-teams","tag-troy-al","tag-troy-run-defense-stats","tag-troy-trojans","tag-troy-trojans-betting","tag-troy-trojans-offense-struggles","tag-tuesday-night-bowl-game","tag-underdog-bowl-game-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}