Jacksonville vs. Eastern Kentucky betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (7-13, 3-4 ASUN) visit the Jacksonville Dolphins (7-13, 2-5 ASUN) after losing five road games in a row. The Dolphins are favored by just 2.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The point total is set at 141.5 for the matchup.

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Jacksonville Cover -2.5 vs Eastern Kentucky -111

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Jacksonville vs. Eastern Kentucky betting lines

  • Jacksonville moneyline odds to win: -148
  • Eastern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: +123
  • Spread: Jacksonville (-2.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Jacksonville statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Jacksonville owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (1-3-0) than it does in road games (6-6-0).
  • The Dolphins have exceeded the total in two of four home games (50%), compared to five of 12 road games (41.7%).
  • Jacksonville has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 2-1, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Dolphins have been scoring 67.4 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 73.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Jacksonville concede 1.6 more points per game (74.5) than its season-long average (72.9).
  • The Dolphins are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 7.4 threes per game and shooting 32.6% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.2 makes and 33.2% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Jacksonville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-11-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (205th in nation) 46.2 (297th) 31.7 (236th) 28.2 (43rd) 13.1 (255th) 11.7 (220th)

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Eastern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Eastern Kentucky is 3-4-0 at home against the spread (.429 winning percentage). On the road, it is 5-6-0 ATS (.455).
  • Colonels games have gone above the over/under 71.4% of the time at home (five of seven), and 45.5% of the time on the road (five of 11).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Colonels have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than on the road (1-7).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Colonels are posting 76.6 points per contest, 3.7 fewer points than their season average (80.3).
  • Eastern Kentucky is allowing 79.0 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 0.9 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (79.9).
  • The Colonels are draining 12.5 threes per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (11.7). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (38.8%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (35.5%).

Eastern Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-3-0; As Underdog: 4-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.8 (265th in nation) 47.4 (328th) 33.3 (141st) 32.1 (235th) 14.5 (160th) 11.3 (174th)
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