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Morehead St. vs Eastern Illinois Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: Lantz Arena — Charleston, IL

Article updated Jan 11, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Morehead St. Eagles are on the road playing the Eastern Illinois Panthers at the Groniger Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/11/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Morehead St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Morehead St. Eagles are on the road playing the Eastern Illinois Panthers at the Groniger Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/11/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Morehead St. is the betting favorite opening at -8 and the current line is Morehead St. -7.5.

Eagles vs Panthers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Eagles to win tonight's game by 17 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Morehead St. Eagles to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go over 133.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Morehead St. 78 to Eastern Illinois 61

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Morehead St. Eagles and Eastern Illinois Panthers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw players predict Eastern Illinois Panthers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Morehead St. will win straight-up is 78%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MORHD 74.25, E.ILL 59.25.

OddsShark 's prediction is Morehead State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Morehead St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 54, Morehead St. is ranked #125 in offense (scoring an average of 77.36 per game), #43 in defense (allowing an average of 64.64 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-4 (9-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Eagles hit an average of 46.24% of their field goals (ranked #114) and 70.22% of their free throws (ranked #215) and makes an average of 35.49% of their three pointers ranked #103 in the NCAAB). They average 42.57 rebounds per game (ranked # 12) and average 15.86 offensive assists and 13.07 turnovers per game (ranked # 63 and 251 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Morehead St. allows an average of 38.22% field goals (ranked #14) and 73.11% free throws (ranked #286 in the NCAAB) The Eagles allow an average of 28.38% of the three pointers (ranked #24) and averages 30.21 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.21) Finally, the Eagles average 9.57 defensive assists and 10.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 15 and 338 respectively).

Eastern Illinois Key Betting Stats

Eastern Illinois Panthers has a power ranking of 219 and are #290 for offense (scoring an average of 69.50 per game), #96 for defense (giving up an average of 67.29 points per game) and 7-8 (6-6 ATS) overall. Morehead St. went 0-3 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Eastern Illinois.

For offense, the Panthers hit an average of 43.12% of their field goals (ranked #264) and 71.57% of their free throws (ranked #162) and makes an average of 33.20% of their three pointers (ranked #207 in the NCAAB). They average 36.86 rebounds per game (ranked # 168) and average 13.93 offensive assists and 12.21 turnovers per game (ranked # 145) and 175 respectively).

On defense, Eastern Illinois allows an average of 44.05% field goals (ranked #239) and 74.31% free throws (ranked #323 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 34.58% of the three pointers (ranked #271) and averages 32.86 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.86) Finally, the Panthers average 13.79 defensive assists and 14.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 259 and 62 respectively).

Betting Summary

Eastern Illinois has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Morehead St. Eagles to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go over 133.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Eagles vs Panthers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Eagles vs Panthers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Morehead St. Eagles-368 → -350Moved
  • Moneyline · Eastern Illinois Panthers+285 → +275Moved
  • Spread · Morehead St. Eagles-8 (-110) → -7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Eastern Illinois Panthers+8 (-110) → +7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over133.5 (-110) → 133.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under133.5 (-110) → 133.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Morehead St. Eagles
5-4 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Eastern Illinois Panthers
3-6 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-11T11:35:31.605Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Morehead St. Eagles and Eastern Illinois Panthers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-22Morehead St. Eagles 69 · Eastern Illinois Panthers 63
  • 2023-01-07Eastern Illinois Panthers 59 · Morehead St. Eagles 69
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Morehead St. Eagles defeated Eastern Illinois Panthers 78-52

Morehead St. Eagles defeated Eastern Illinois Panthers 78-52 on January 11, 2024, a 26-point decision in the series. Morehead St. Eagles' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 36-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Morehead St. Eagles -7.5 (-110) spread, Morehead St. Eagles covered, while the 130 combined points finished under the recorded total of 133.5.

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Tipster picks

  • KrockpicksSpread · Morehead St. Eagles +7.5 (-110)Win