South Alabama at Western Michigan

It's the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, and South Alabama is on a 3-4 SU/ATS run. That included a loss to Georgia Southern, 34-30, as a 5.5-point favorite, and a 45-38 defeat at home to Texas State in the finale. The offense is 75th in the nation on third down (38.85%) while the defense ranks 101st surrendering 415.5 total yards per game. South Alabama is on a 10-18 ATS run. Western Michigan fought hard to make this bowl winning five of its final eight. They lost to Wisconsin, 28-14, as a +24 underdog. They will be up for it as it's the 12th bowl trip in Western Michigan's history. They last played in a bowl in 2021, a 52-24 rout of Nevada, just the program's second-ever bowl win. The offense has QB Hayden Wolff (17 TDs, 7 INTs) and a strong ground attack that averages 5.0 yards per carry behind RBs Jaden Nixon (874 yards, 6.6 ypc) and Jalen Buckley (657 yards, 5.5 ypc). Play Western Michigan.