Queens Royals vs Jacksonville Dolphins Prediction, 1/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Jacksonville Dolphins

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Location: Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Jacksonville Dolphins (5-10) will try to defeat the Queens Royals (7-8) at Swisher Gymnasium on Thursday.

The Queens Royals stepped onto the hardwood against Bellarmine and took home the win by a score of 98-76 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Royals ended up finishing with 23 while Bellarmine finished the game with 17 fouls. They also converted 9 of 20 tries from 3-point land. Bellarmine went 68.0% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 25 attempts. Moreover, Bellarmine pulled down 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Bellarmine distributed 11 dimes and had 1 steal in this game. Pertaining to defense, Queens allowed their opponent to shoot 52.1% from the floor on 25 of 48 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Royals converted 8 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Queens ended the game with a 49.3% FG percentage (33 out of 67) and made 24 out of their 54 3-pointers.

Chris Ashby is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 52.4% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also totaled 1 rebound. He notched 34 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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Queens heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-8 for the season. They average 84.1 points per contest (66th in D-1) while hitting 47.3% from the field. The Royals are connecting on 35.4% on shots from distance (161 of 455) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Queens is snagging 34.1 boards per contest and has 252 assists so far this year, which is 69th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Royals are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are 327th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 surrendered on the year. The Royals defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.1% (454 of 943) and they surrender 36.4 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 38.3% on 3-pointers and they are 359th in the country in PPG from their opponents (88.1).

In their last game, the Jacksonville Dolphins took a defeat with a final score of 71-68 when they played Austin Peay. The Dolphins were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Austin Peay earned 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Dolphins to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 55.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Jacksonville converted 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the Dolphins walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 51 from the field which had them sitting at 47.1%. The Dolphins allowed Austin Peay to make 24 of 60 tries from the floor which had them at 40.0% in this game. They finished 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 20 and ended up shooting 17 of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). In reference to rebounding, Jacksonville permitted Austin Peay to grab 26 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Jones pitched in for the Dolphins for the contest. He scored 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Jacksonville has a record of 5-10 this season. As an offensive team, the Dolphins are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is 203rd in college. Jacksonville has accounted for 1,113 pts for the season (74.2 per contest) and they grab 35.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per contest (234th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. The Dolphins commit 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 66.8% from the free throw line.

The Dolphins on the defensive end are ranked 236th in college in points allowed per contest with 75.4. They are forcing 11.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (302nd in the country). The Jacksonville defense gives up 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (106 of 313) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.7 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 213th and 74th in Division 1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Jacksonville

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