Queens vs. Eastern Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The Queens Royals (5-8, 0-0 ASUN) square off against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4-9, 0-0 ASUN) as 4.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 168.5 points.

Queens is coming off of a 106-65 loss to Auburn in its most recent game on Monday. Nasir Mann scored a team-best 13 points for Queens in the loss. Eastern Kentucky's most recent outing was an 88-57 loss to Wichita State on Sunday. Montavious Myrick's team-high 12 points paced Eastern Kentucky in the losing effort.

Queens vs. Eastern Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: Queens -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Queens -182
• Moneyline underdog: Eastern Kentucky +150
• Over/Under: 168.5 points

How to watch Queens vs. Eastern Kentucky

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Queens vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Queens and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total (168.5 points) seven times this season.
• This season, Eastern Kentucky has played only two games with a combined score higher than 168.5 points.
• The total for the game of 168.5 is 6.9 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Royals (82.5 points per game) and the Colonels (79.1 points per game).
• This matchup's over/under equals the 168.5 points per game these two teams have combined to allow on average this year.
• Queens has seen a 171.5 average over/under in its games this season, 3.0 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Eastern Kentucky's games have an average over/under of 158.5 points this season, 10.0 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Queens vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Queens has played 12 games, with six wins against the spread.
• The Royals have an against the spread record of 4-0 in their four games when favored by 4.5 points or more so far this season.
• Eastern Kentucky is 3-8-0 against the spread this season.
• The Colonels have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 4.5 points or more (in six chances).
• Queens is unbeaten against the spread, and 4-0 overall, at home this season.
• At home, as a 4.5-point favorite or greater, Queens is unbeaten ATS (4-0).
• This year on the road, Eastern Kentucky is 3-4 against the spread and 2-5 overall.
• Eastern Kentucky is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 4.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Queens vs. Eastern Kentucky

• This season, Queens has been listed as the moneyline favorite in four games and won them all.
• The Royals have been at least a -182 moneyline favorite four times this season and won each of those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Queens has a 64.5% chance to win.
• Eastern Kentucky has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in nine games this year and has walked away with the win one time (11.1%) in those games.
• The Colonels have won all of their six games in which they were named as at least a +150 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Eastern Kentucky has a 40% chance of walking away with the win.