Central Arkansas vs. Jacksonville Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 15

The Central Arkansas Bears (7-10, 2-2 ASUN) host the Jacksonville Dolphins (6-11, 1-3 ASUN) at Farris Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Bears are 8.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 134.5 points.

Central Arkansas is coming off of a 79-75 OT loss to Eastern Kentucky in its most recent game on Saturday. Camren Hunter's team-leading 25 points paced Central Arkansas in the loss. Jacksonville took care of business in its last outing 75-43 against West Georgia on Saturday. In Jacksonville's win, Chris Lockett Jr. led the way with 18 points (adding one rebound and one assist).

Central Arkansas vs. Jacksonville Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas
• Spread favorite: Central Arkansas -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Central Arkansas -439
• Moneyline underdog: Jacksonville +338
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Central Arkansas vs. Jacksonville

• A total of 13 of Central Arkansas' games this season have gone over Thursday's over/under of 134.5 points.
• This season, 10 of Jacksonville's games have finished with a combined score higher than 134.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 150.7 points per game, 16.2 points more than the over/under of 134.5 for this game.
• The 149.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 14.6 more than the 134.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Central Arkansas has seen a 153.3-point over/under in its games this season, 18.8 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 12.0 points lower than the average over/under in Jacksonville's games this season of 146.5.

Betting the Spread: Central Arkansas vs. Jacksonville

• Central Arkansas has seven wins against the spread in 15 games this year.
• This season, the Bears won ATS in their only game as a favorite of 8.5 points or more.
• Jacksonville has six wins against the spread in 15 games this season.
• The Dolphins are 3-4 ATS when underdogs by 8.5 points or more this year.
• Central Arkansas is 5-1 against the spread, and 5-1 overall, at home.
• At home, Central Arkansas is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 8.5-point favorite or greater.
• Jacksonville is 4-6 against the spread, and 1-9 overall, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Central Arkansas vs. Jacksonville

• Central Arkansas has entered the game as moneyline favorites four times this season and won three of those games.
• The Bears have played as a favorite of -439 or more once this season and won that game.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 81.4% chance of a victory for Central Arkansas.
• Jacksonville has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (9.1%) in those games.
• The Dolphins have won all of their seven games in which they were named as at least a +338 moneyline underdog.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Jacksonville has a 22.8% chance of pulling out a win.