Saturday’s contest between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-5) and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-5) at Seabury Center has a projected final score of 75-72 based on our computer prediction, with Eastern Kentucky coming out on top. Game time is at 2:00 PM ET on December 21.

Based on our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky is projected to cover the spread (1.5) against Jacksonville State. The two teams are projected to exceed the 145.5 total.

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Jacksonville State vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Berea, Kentucky
• Venue: Seabury Center
• Line: Jacksonville State -1.5
• Point total: 145.5
• Moneyline (to win): Jacksonville State -122, Eastern Kentucky +100

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Jacksonville State vs. Eastern Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Eastern Kentucky 75, Jacksonville State 72

Spread & Total Prediction for Jacksonville State vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Eastern Kentucky (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (145.5)

Jacksonville State’s record against the spread so far this season is 6-3-0, and Eastern Kentucky’s is 5-4-0. A total of five out of the Gamecocks’ games this season have gone over the point total, and seven of the Colonels’ games have gone over. The teams score 154.7 points per game, 9.2 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Jacksonville State Performance Insights

• The Gamecocks average 78 points per game (133rd in college basketball) while giving up 68.7 per outing (115th in college basketball). They have a +102 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 9.3 points per game.
• Jacksonville State is 27th in the country at 37.5 rebounds per game. That’s 9.5 more than the 28 its opponents average.
• Jacksonville State hits 8.6 three-pointers per game (120th in college basketball), 1.4 fewer than its opponents (10). It is shooting 38% from beyond the arc (45th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 35.1%.
• The Gamecocks rank 42nd in college basketball with 104.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and 213th in college basketball defensively with 92 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Jacksonville State has typically lost the turnover battle this season, committing 9.5 per game (30th in college basketball play) while forcing 6.8 (364th in college basketball).

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels’ +35 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 76.7 points per game (165th in college basketball) while allowing 73.5 per outing (245th in college basketball).
• Eastern Kentucky is 69th in the country at 35.5 rebounds per game. That’s 1.2 more than the 34.3 its opponents average.
• Eastern Kentucky makes 9.6 three-pointers per game (50th in college basketball) at a 32.4% rate (241st in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 per game its opponents make, at a 33.8% rate.
• Eastern Kentucky has come up on top in the turnover battle by 3.5 per game, committing 11.5 (171st in college basketball) while forcing 15 (33rd in college basketball).

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