The Delaware State Hornets and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors open the 2024 NCAA college football season on Saturday. The Hornets, who finished 1-10 last year, are seeking their first win since 2012, when they finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors, who finished 5-8 overall and 3-5 in the Mountain West Conference, are seeking their first win since going 5-4 in a COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. That was also the last time the Rainbow Warriors played in a bowl game.

Kickoff is set for 11:59 p.m. ET at the Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams. The Rainbow Warriors are 39.5-point favorites in the latest Delaware State vs. Hawaii odds from SportsLine Consensus, while the over-under for total points scored is set at 54.5. Before you make any Delaware State vs. Hawaii picks or college football predictions, you MUST hear what football expert Emory Hunt Jr. has to say.

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

Additionally, Hunt had a 93-78-5 (+777) record in college football picks last year. Anyone who has followed him ranks high.

Now Hunt has analyzed the Delaware State vs. Hawaii game from every angle and given his tips and predictions.

Hunt knows the Rainbow Warriors are led by senior quarterback Brayden Schager. He was the team’s leading passer last season, completing 332 of 525 passes (63.2%) for 3,542 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was intercepted 14 times but had a 130.9 rating. He threw for 300 or more yards six times, including 427 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-34 loss to San Diego State on Oct. 14. He completed 30 of 43 (69.8%) for 320 yards and a touchdown in a 27-24 win over Colorado State on Nov. 25.

The expert also took into account that redshirt sophomore quarterback Marqui Adams returns to the Hornets after leading the offense last year. In nine games, he completed 110 of 185 passes (59.5%) for 1,452 yards and nine touchdowns. He was intercepted nine times and had a quarterback rating of 131.7. Adams was also the team’s second-best runner, carrying 81 times for 278 yards (3.4 avg.) and one touchdown.

Now Hunt has a sure against-the-spread pick for Delaware State vs. Hawaii. We can tell you he tends to outbid overall, but he knows that a crucial X-factor makes one side of the range a MUST. You MUST see what it is before you set your own tips.

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