how close is this? (lc)

[OatmealJoe]

With 78 in the pot and 35 to call, you are getting better than 2:1. Seems like a call, even if he has QQ:

pokenum -h qc qd - ts 9s -- qs th 8s
Holdem Hi: 990 enumerated boards containing Qs 8s Th
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Qc Qd 611 61.72 370 37.37 9 0.91 0.622
Ts 9s 370 37.37 611 61.72 9 0.91 0.378

Or even a flopped straight:
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Jc 9c 537 54.24 384 38.79 69 6.97 0.577
Ts 9s 384 38.79 537 54.24 69 6.97 0.423