James Madison vs. South Alabama Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 22

The James Madison Dukes (9-10, 2-5 Sun Belt) host the South Alabama Jaguars (13-6, 4-3 Sun Belt) at Atlantic Union Bank Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 22, 2026. The Dukes are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 137.5 points.

In its last game on Saturday, James Madison suffered a 77-72 loss to Marshall. Cliff Davis' team-high 20 points paced James Madison in the loss. South Alabama heads into this contest on the heels of a 59-56 loss to Louisiana on Saturday. Chaze Harris totaled 18 points, one rebound and three assists for South Alabama.

James Madison vs. South Alabama Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia
• Spread favorite: James Madison -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: James Madison -165
• Moneyline underdog: South Alabama +135
• Over/Under: 137.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: James Madison vs. South Alabama

• A total of 15 of James Madison's games this season have gone over Thursday's over/under of 137.5 points.
• In South Alabama's 17 games this season, nine finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 137.5.
• The point total for the game of 137.5 is 10.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Dukes (74.2) and Jaguars (73.9).
• The 144.7 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 7.2 more than the 137.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, James Madison has had a 150.9-point over/under in its games this season, 13.4 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 4.4 points lower than the average over/under in South Alabama's games this season (141.9 points).

Betting the Spread: James Madison vs. South Alabama

• James Madison has five wins against the spread in 18 games this year.
• This season, the Dukes are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 3.5 points or more (in four chances).
• Against the spread, South Alabama is 7-10-0 this year.
• The Jaguars have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 3.5 points or more (in five chances).
• James Madison has covered the spread once at home, and is 5-1 overall there, this season.
• At home, as a 3.5-point favorite or more, James Madison is winless ATS (0-4).
• On the road, South Alabama is 5-4 overall and 4-5 against the spread.
• Away from home, South Alabama has one win ATS (1-1) as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: James Madison vs. South Alabama

• James Madison has been the moneyline favorite in eight games this season and won five (62.5%) of those contests.
• The Dukes have been at least a -165 moneyline favorite four times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from James Madison, based on the moneyline, is 62.3%.
• South Alabama has come away with four wins in the eight contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Jaguars have won one of five games when listed as at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
• South Alabama has an implied victory probability of 42.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.