South Alabama vs. Jacksonville State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 5

The South Alabama Jaguars (0-1) host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1-0) at Mitchell Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The Jaguars are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 145.5.

In its last outing on Monday, South Alabama suffered an 86-77 loss to Ohio. Jalen Langsy's team-leading 25 points paced South Alabama in the losing effort. Jacksonville State heads into this game after a 123-59 win over LaGrange on Monday. Jordan Stiemke scored 17 points in Jacksonville State's win, leading the team.

South Alabama vs. Jacksonville State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama
• Spread favorite: South Alabama -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: South Alabama -154
• Moneyline underdog: Jacksonville State +125
• Over/Under: 145.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: South Alabama vs. Jacksonville State

• Out of 30 games last season, South Alabama had 15 with over 145.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total.
• A total of 11 Jacksonville State's games last season (out of 29) had more than 145.5 total points scored.
• The Jaguars and the Gamecocks combined to average 1.6 more points per game a season ago than the total of 145.5 set for this game.
• The Jaguars and the Gamecocks saw their opponents average a combined 7.0 fewer points per game last season than the point total of 145.5 set in this game.
• South Alabama's average point total in outings last year was 144.4, 1.1 points less than the over/under in this game.
• The average total for Jacksonville State's games in 2025 was 4.5 fewer points than the point total of 145.5 for this game.

Betting the Spread: South Alabama vs. Jacksonville State

• South Alabama compiled a 15-15-0 record against the spread last season.
• The Jaguars covered the spread three times last season (3-9 ATS) when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
• Jacksonville State went 13-15-1 ATS last season.
• The Gamecocks were 7-3 ATS last year when playing as at least 3.5-point underdogs.
• At home last season, South Alabama was 6-6 against the spread and 8-4 overall.
• At home last year, as a 3.5-point favorite or greater, South Alabama had two wins ATS (2-5).
• Jacksonville State was 7-5-1 against the spread, and 5-8 overall, in away games last season.
• Away from home, Jacksonville State was winless ATS (0-1) as a 3.5-point underdog or more.

Betting the Moneyline: South Alabama vs. Jacksonville State

• South Alabama finished with an 11-5 record in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 68.8% of those games).
• When they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -154 or shorter, the Jaguars went 8-4 (66.7%).
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, South Alabama's implied win probability is 60.6%.
• Jacksonville State was an underdog 16 times last season and won six, or 37.5%, of those games.
• The Gamecocks had a record of 3-8 in games where bookmakers had them as underdogs of at least +125 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Jacksonville State has a 44.4% chance to win.