Jacksonville vs. Eastern Kentucky betting: ASUN Tournament preview for March 3

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The No. 4 seed Jacksonville Dolphins (18-12, 12-6 ASUN) are favored by 2.5 points in their ASUN Tournament matchup against the No. 5 seed Eastern Kentucky Colonels (18-13, 12-6 ASUN) on Monday at Swisher Gymnasium, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winner will move one step closer to earning an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has a point total of 142.5.

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Jacksonville Cover -2.5 vs Eastern Kentucky -112

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Jacksonville vs. Eastern Kentucky betting lines

  • Jacksonville moneyline odds to win: -146
  • Eastern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Jacksonville (-2.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Jacksonville statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Jacksonville has played better at home, covering six times in 11 home games, and seven times in 15 road games.
  • The Dolphins have gone over the over/under less often at home, hitting the over in two of 11 home matchups (18.2%). In away games, they have hit the over in nine of 15 games (60%).
  • Jacksonville has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 6-2, compared to going 5-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Dolphins’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, putting up 72.7 points per contest compared to the 72.2 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Jacksonville has been more porous on defense as of late, allowing 72.3 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 70.9 points per game its opponents average on the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Dolphins are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7.2 per game) when compared to their season-long average (7.5), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (37.7% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 36.3% on the season).

Jacksonville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-14-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 7-7-0 (As Favorite: 8-7-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-15-0 (Home: 2-9-0; Away: 9-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 6-2; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (224th in nation) 43.9 (181st) 33.5 (84th) 30.4 (130th) 13.7 (174th) 12.7 (313th)

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Eastern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Eastern Kentucky is 6-5-0 at home against the spread (.545 winning percentage). Away, it is 8-7-0 ATS (.533).
  • Colonels games have gone above the over/under less often at home (seven times out of 11) than on the road (11 of 15) this season.
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Colonels have a better winning percentage at home (.667, 2-1 record) than away (.400, 4-6).

Recent trends

  • The Colonels are scoring 80.5 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 2.3 more than their average for the season (78.2).
  • Eastern Kentucky has performed better defensively over its previous 10 games, giving up 71.5 points per contest, 3.7 fewer points than its season average of 75.2 allowed.
  • The Colonels are draining 11.1 threes per game over their last 10 games, which is 1.4 more than their average for the season (9.7). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (39.4%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34.5%).

Eastern Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-14-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 7-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-9-0; As Underdog: 9-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 20-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 11-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-5 (Home: 6-2; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (303rd in nation) 45.5 (267th) 34.2 (66th) 34.0 (327th) 13.2 (214th) 9.4 (28th)
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