Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 29

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-4, 0-0 CUSA) visit the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-6, 0-0 CUSA) at Pete Mathews Coliseum, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, December 29, 2025. The Hilltoppers are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 144.5.

Western Kentucky lost its last game 82-81 against Tulsa on Friday. In Western Kentucky's loss, Grant Newell led the way with a team-high 28 points (adding nine rebounds and zero assists). Jacksonville State came out on top in its most recent outing 81-75 against East Tennessee State on Saturday. In Jacksonville State's win, Anthony Bryant led the way with 29 points (adding one rebound and zero assists).

Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama
• Spread favorite: Western Kentucky -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Western Kentucky -181
• Moneyline underdog: Jacksonville State +150
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State

• Western Kentucky and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (144.5 points) eight times this season.
• This season, just two Jacksonville State games have finished with more combined points than Monday's total of 144.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 159.1 points per game, 14.6 points more than the point total of 144.5 for this game.
• The 140.1 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 4.4 fewer than the 144.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Western Kentucky's games is 161.3 points, 16.8 more than the total of 144.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 6.6 points separates this game's over/under (144.5 points) and the average over/under in Jacksonville State's games (137.9) this season.

Betting the Spread: Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State

• Against the spread, Western Kentucky is 6-3-0 this season.
• The Hilltoppers have been favored by 4.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• So far this year Jacksonville State has one win against the spread.
• The Gamecocks have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 4.5 points or more (in two chances).
• Jacksonville State is winless against the spread, and 1-3 overall, at home this year.
• At home, as a 4.5-point underdog or greater, Jacksonville State is winless ATS (0-2).

Betting the Moneyline: Western Kentucky vs. Jacksonville State

• Western Kentucky has been listed as the moneyline favorite four times this season and has won all of those games.
• The Hilltoppers have been at least a -181 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• Western Kentucky has a 64.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Jacksonville State has won in one of the three contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Gamecocks have been listed as an underdog of +150 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Jacksonville State has a 40% chance of pulling out a win.