Lipscomb vs. Jacksonville betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 1

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The Lipscomb Bisons (7-6, 0-0 ASUN) are heavy favorites (-12.5) as they attempt to extend a five-game home win streak when they host the Jacksonville Dolphins (5-8, 0-0 ASUN) on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Allen Arena. The matchup airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5.

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Lipscomb Cover -12.5 vs Jacksonville -112

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Lipscomb vs. Jacksonville betting lines

  • Lipscomb moneyline odds to win: -1000
  • Jacksonville moneyline odds to win: +646
  • Spread: Lipscomb (-12.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Lipscomb statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Lipscomb has performed better when playing at home, covering two times in three home games, and five times in eight road games.
  • The Bisons have gone over the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (66.7%) than games on the road (62.5%).

Last season stats

  • The Bisons were 64th in the country in points scored (78.6 per game) and 52nd in points conceded (67.7) last year.
  • On the boards, Lipscomb was 127th in college basketball in rebounds (32.9 per game) last year. It was 195th in rebounds conceded (31.4 per game).
  • At 15.1 assists per game last year, the Bisons were 74th in college basketball.

Lipscomb betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-3-1 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (215th in nation) 44.3 (232nd) 33.5 (171st) 35.5 (333rd) 19.7 (12th) 12.1 (218th)

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Jacksonville statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last year, Jacksonville was 7-5-0 at home against the spread (.583 winning percentage). Away, it was 7-9-0 ATS (.438).
  • Dolphins games went above the over/under 25% of the time at home (three of 12) last year, and 56.2% of the time on the road (nine of 16).
  • Last season the Dolphins were 1-1 at home as moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they were 2-9 (.182).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Dolphins averaged 72.1 points per game (228th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They ceded 71.5 points per contest at the other end of the court (160th-ranked).
  • Jacksonville grabbed 33.4 boards per game (90th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 30.2 rebounds per contest (114th-ranked).
  • The Dolphins delivered 13.7 dimes per game, which ranked them 165th in college basketball.

Jacksonville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (184th in nation) 46.5 (309th) 32.4 (225th) 29.5 (110th) 13.7 (228th) 12.5 (255th)
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