Florida State vs. Jacksonville betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 22

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The Jacksonville Dolphins (5-7) are heavy underdogs (+24.5) as they attempt to break a five-game road slide when they square off against the Florida State Seminoles (6-6) on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. The contest airs at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The matchup has an over/under of 160.5 points.

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Florida State Cover -24.5 vs Jacksonville -109

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Florida State vs. Jacksonville betting lines

  • Florida State moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Jacksonville moneyline odds to win: +2500
  • Spread: Florida State (-24.5)
  • Total: 160.5

Florida State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida State covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Florida State covered 10 times in 16 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered four times in 11 opportunities in road games.
  • When playing at home last year, the Seminoles eclipse the over/under 43.8% of the time (seven of 16 games). They hit the over more often on the road, eclipsing the total in 54.5% of games (six of 11).
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Florida State picked up the win in nine of 11 games when playing at home, good for a .818 winning percentage. Florida State won zero of two games away from home (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • The Seminoles scored 74.5 points per game and allowed 72.5 last season, making them 153rd in college basketball offensively and 195th on defense.
  • Florida State grabbed 31.3 rebounds per game and conceded 31.8 boards last year, ranking 214th and 217th, respectively, in college basketball.
  • With 13.0 assists per game last year, the Seminoles were 219th in college basketball.

Florida State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 24.5+: 4-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.0 (320th in nation) 44.5 (241st) 34.4 (128th) 36.9 (353rd) 15.9 (103rd) 12.7 (261st)

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Jacksonville statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Jacksonville’s winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .583 (7-5-0). Away, it was .438 (7-9-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Dolphins games went over three of 12 times at home (25%) and nine of 16 on the road (56.2%) last season.
  • The Dolphins’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .500 (1-1) last year, and away it was .182 (2-9).

Last season stats

  • The Dolphins averaged 72.1 points per game (228th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while giving up 71.5 points per contest (160th-ranked).
  • Jacksonville pulled down 33.4 boards per game (90th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 30.2 rebounds per contest (114th-ranked).
  • The Dolphins dished out 13.7 dimes per game, which ranked them 165th in the nation.

Jacksonville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 24.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (170th in nation) 46.5 (309th) 32.9 (200th) 28.6 (74th) 13.9 (216th) 12.9 (282nd)
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