Campbell vs. Hampton betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 8

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The Hampton Pirates (8-8, 2-1 CAA) are 7.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game road slide when they visit the Campbell Fighting Camels (8-8, 2-1 CAA) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. The contest airs at 7 p.m. ET on FloCollege. The matchup has an over/under of 146.5 points.

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Campbell Cover -7.5 vs Hampton -109

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Campbell vs. Hampton betting lines

  • Campbell moneyline odds to win: -347
  • Hampton moneyline odds to win: +273
  • Spread: Campbell (-7.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Campbell statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Campbell has done a better job covering the spread at home (2-2-0) than it has in road affairs (4-5-0).
  • In terms of point totals, the Fighting Camels hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve gone over the total three times in four opportunities this season (75%). On the road, they have hit the over five times in nine opportunities (55.6%).

Recent trends

  • The Fighting Camels have been scoring 80.4 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 80.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Campbell’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (80.0) is 1.0 more point per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (79.0).
  • The Fighting Camels’ last 10 contests have seen them make 7.3 three-pointers per game while shooting 31.3% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2025-26 averages of 6.7 makes and 30.7%.

Campbell betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (154th in nation) 47.9 (337th) 34.8 (96th) 29.3 (94th) 12.7 (291st) 12.9 (291st)

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Hampton statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Hampton has a better winning percentage at home (1.000, 3-0-0 record) than away (.857, 6-1-0).
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Pirates’ games have finished above the over/under at home (33.3%, one of three) compared to on the road (28.6%, two of seven).
  • The Pirates’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is 1.000 (1-0), and on the road it is .167 (1-5).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Pirates are scoring 70.4 points per game, compared to their season average of 70.7.
  • Hampton has played better defensively in its last 10 games, ceding 64.8 points per contest, 1.8 fewer points than its season average of 66.6 allowed.
  • The Pirates are making 0.3 fewer threes per contest over their past 10 games (5.8) compared to their season average (6.1), and they are producing a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (27.9%) compared to their season mark (28.5%).

Hampton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 6-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-9-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (291st in nation) 42.4 (115th) 32.9 (199th) 30.5 (149th) 12.5 (303rd) 10.8 (114th)
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