Jacksonville State vs. Delaware Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 2
02 January 2026

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-6, 1-0 CUSA) visit the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (4-8, 0-1 CUSA) at Bob Carpenter Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Fightin' Blue Hens are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is 131.5.
In its last game on Monday, Jacksonville State claimed a 78-67 victory against Western Kentucky. In Jacksonville State's win, Anthony Bryant led the way with a team-high 23 points (adding seven rebounds and one assist). Delaware dropped its most recent game 61-43 against Missouri State on Monday. Macon Emory scored 12 points in Delaware's loss, leading the team.
Jacksonville State vs. Delaware Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware
- Spread favorite: Jacksonville State -2.5
- Moneyline favorite: Jacksonville State -146
- Moneyline underdog: Delaware +123
- Over/Under: 131.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Jacksonville State vs. Delaware
- This season, Jacksonville State's games have seen a combined score higher than this matchup's 131.5-point over/under seven times.
- There have been eight Delaware games that finished with a combined score over 131.5 points this season.
- The point total for the matchup of 131.5 is 9.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Gamecocks (74.9 points per game) and the Fightin' Blue Hens (66.3 points per game).
- The 136.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 4.7 more than the 131.5 over/under in this contest.
- On average, Jacksonville State has seen a 138.5-point over/under in its games this season, 7.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- Delaware's games have an average over/under of 138.8 points this season, 7.3 more points than the over/under for this contest.
Betting the Spread: Jacksonville State vs. Delaware
- Jacksonville State has covered the spread twice this season.
- The Gamecocks have been favored by 2.5 points or more five times this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
- Against the spread, Delaware is 4-7-0 this season.
- So far this year, the Fightin' Blue Hens have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those games.
- Delaware has covered the spread once at home, and is 2-3 overall there, this year.
- Delaware has one win ATS (1-2) as a 2.5-point underdog or more at home.
- Away from home, Jacksonville State has just one win against the spread and are 1-2 overall.
- Jacksonville State is winless ATS (0-1) as 2.5-point favorites or more on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Jacksonville State vs. Delaware
- This season, Jacksonville State has been moneyline favorites five times and won one of those games.
- This season, the Gamecocks have won one of their three games when favored by at least -146 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from Jacksonville State, based on the moneyline, is 59.3%.
- Delaware has won in two of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- The Fightin' Blue Hens have a mark of 1-2 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +123 or worse on the moneyline.
- Delaware has an implied victory probability of 44.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
