Cure Bowl Odds With Point Spread, Total, Props For Ohio Vs. Jacksonville State

The StaffDNA Cure Bowl kicks off Saturday, Dec. 20 at 12 p.m. from FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The game features the Mid-American Conference champion Ohio Bobcats (10-3) and Conference USA champion Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-4) and will be broadcast on ESPN. Ohio makes it two years in a row where the MAC Champion played in the Cure Bowl. This page will look at Cure Bowl odds for this year's game, bowl betting history, and a game preview.

Cure Bowl odds

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Ohio opened a -2.5 favorite over Jacksonville State and the over/under opened at 52 points.

Ohio Team Notes

• Head coach Tim Albin–the MAC Coach of the Year–leaves for Charlotte and won't coach this game. Albin led Ohio to its first MAC title since 1968.
• Offensive coordinator Brian Smith will coach in the interim.
• Only FBS team to have ZERO players in the transfer portal!

Jacksonville State Team Notes

• Head coach Rich Rodriguez left for West Virginia after winning Conference USA this year.
• Offensive coordinator Rod Smith will coach the bowl game.
• Five starters hit the transfer portal, all on defense and four in the secondary.

Cure Bowl betting

Last year, buckets of rain washed the Cure Bowl between MAC champion Miami (OH) and Sun Belt runner-up Appalachian State out. App State (-6) won, 13-9, failing to cover the spread. Heavy rain was in the forecast, dropping the total from 51.5 points to 41.5 points; even that proved to be too much.

In 2022, Troy beat UTSA, 18-12, in a studded matchup between two ranked Group of Five teams. The Trojans covered as +3 underdogs heading into the game and Under 56.5 easily cleared. Troy finished 12-2 in coach Jon Sumrall's first year. Star QB Frank Harris was held to just 198 yards through the air and he threw two interceptions in the game. Troy RB Kimani Vidal rushed for 73 yards and a score.

Underdogs covered four of the last five Cure Bowls, with underdog Liberty and Troy winning outright. Coastal Carolina was favored in two of the last four games and favorites covered the point spread just twice since 2015: San Jose State (2015) and Tulane (2018). Overs and unders split fairly evenly 4-5 in the last nine Cure Bowl games.

History

Below are historical results of the Cure Bowl.

San Jose State won the first-ever Cure Bowl, which kicked off in 2015. They defeated Georgia State 27-16.

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