West Georgia vs Kennesaw State Picks and Predictions for Thursday, September 3rd, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/31/2026, 10:39 PM ET

West Georgia vs Kennesaw State Game Information

The West Georgia Wolves will be on a short road trip Thursday night with a game inside Walens Family Field at Fifth Third Stadium in Kennesaw, GA, against the Kennesaw State Owls. West Georgia comes into Thursday winless thus far this season after a 14-point home loss against UT Chattanooga last week. The Kennesaw State Owls open their season Thursday night at home, looking to build on their success from a year ago. Stay in the news with our College Football Picks.

West Georgia Preview

Defensively, West Georgia was outmatched a week ago, giving up 24 points, including 21 in the second half, as Chattanooga compiled 329 total yards of offense. Offensively, West Georgia was lackluster, scoring only 10 points after failing to score in the first and fourth quarters on 219 total yards. Collin Hurst led the show for the West Georgia offense last week, completing 19 passes for 124 yards. TJ Lockley completed 1 pass in the game for 57 yards. Justin Montgomery led the way out of the backfield for West Georgia with 31 yards on 8 carries, and Christian Monfort added 1 yard and 1 score on 1 carry in the game.

Kennesaw State Preview

Rickie Collins is the new Quarterback for Kennesaw State coming into the year, as the Owls saw multiple quarterbacks leave in the portal, including last year's starter Amari Odom, after he threw for 2594 yards and 19 scores last year. Collins completed 97 passes for 1042 yards and six scores a year ago, along with 126 yards and 1 touchdown on 54 carries. Jonathan Mathis is the top returning ball carrier for the Owls from a year ago, though he ran the ball just 1 time for 2 yards.

West Georgia vs Kennesaw State Pick

Kennesaw State had a tremendous year last season, finishing with 10 wins and a conference championship title. Look for the Owls to dominate this game from the opening kickoff Thursday night as they overwhelm a below-average West Georgia team. The Owls will control the game on both sides of the ball Thursday night, leading to the easy blowout win and cover at home.

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