Queens vs. Jacksonville betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 8

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The Queens Royals (7-8, 2-0 ASUN) are favored (by 4.5 points) to break an eight-game road losing streak when they visit the Jacksonville Dolphins (5-10, 0-2 ASUN) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. The over/under is set at 154.5 for the matchup.

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Queens Cover -4.5 vs Jacksonville -109

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Queens vs. Jacksonville betting lines

  • Queens moneyline odds to win: -224
  • Jacksonville moneyline odds to win: +183
  • Spread: Queens (-4.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Queens statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Queens has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in six opportunities at home, and it has covered two times in seven opportunities in road games.
  • When it comes to point totals, the Royals hit the over less consistently when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total five times in six opportunities this season (83.3%). In away games, they have hit the over six times in seven opportunities (85.7%).

Recent trends

  • The Royals have seen an uptick in scoring lately, putting up 86.5 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.4 points more than the 84.1 they’ve scored this year.
  • Queens’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (92.0) is 3.9 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (88.1).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Royals are making 0.4 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (11.1 compared to 10.7 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (35.7% compared to 35.4% season-long).

Queens betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-1-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-3-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (86th in nation) 48.1 (339th) 31.2 (267th) 31.9 (231st) 16.8 (62nd) 11.6 (188th)

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Jacksonville statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Jacksonville was better against the spread at home (7-5-0) than on the road (7-9-0) last year.
  • Looking at 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 on the road it was .182 (2-9).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Dolphins are scoring 72.2 points per game, 2.0 fewer points than their season average (74.2).
  • Jacksonville is giving up 76.9 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 1.5 more points than it is allowing for the season (75.4).
  • The Dolphins are sinking 8.4 threes per game over their previous 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.5). That said, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (34.3%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.0%).

Jacksonville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (201st in nation) 46.3 (303rd) 32.5 (213th) 29.0 (81st) 13.6 (235th) 12.9 (291st)
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