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  3. Morehead St. Eagles vs Western Illinois Leathernecks
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NCAAB · Morehead St. Eagles at Western Illinois Leathernecks

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Game time: February 22, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall — Macomb, IL

Article updated Feb 22, 10:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Morehead St. Eagles are on the road playing the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Western Hall stadium on Thursday, 2/22/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Morehead St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Morehead St. Eagles are on the road playing the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Western Hall stadium on Thursday, 2/22/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Morehead St. is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the line hasn't moved.

Eagles vs Leathernecks Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Eagles to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 5 point spread and the total to go over 129 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Morehead St. 71 to Western Illinois 69

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw users predict Morehead St. Eagles to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Morehead St. will win straight-up is 68%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MORHD 69.5, W.ILL 59.5.

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

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51% picked Morehead St. Eagles on Covers.com

Morehead St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 181, Morehead St. is ranked #150 in offense (scoring an average of 74.96 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 63.96 points to be scored against them per game) and are 19-8 (14-9-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Eagles hit an average of 46.45% of their field goals (ranked #85) and 71.66% of their free throws (ranked #190) and makes an average of 35.47% of their three pointers ranked #107 in the NCAAB). They average 39.38 rebounds per game (ranked # 37) and average 14.77 offensive assists and 12.23 turnovers per game (ranked # 84 and 214 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Morehead St. allows an average of 39.44% field goals (ranked #8) and 73.88% free throws (ranked #301 in the NCAAB) The Eagles allow an average of 29.22% of the three pointers (ranked #13) and averages 30.69 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.69) Finally, the Eagles average 9.54 defensive assists and 10.15 turnovers per game (ranked # 7 and 326 respectively).

Western Illinois Key Betting Stats

Western Illinois Leathernecks has a power ranking of 78 and are #294 for offense (scoring an average of 69.22 per game), #19 for defense (giving up an average of 64.48 points per game) and 17-10 (13-10 ATS) overall. Morehead St. went 0-3 (0-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Illinois.

For offense, the Leathernecks hit an average of 43.64% of their field goals (ranked #243) and 61.30% of their free throws (ranked #361) and makes an average of 32.79% of their three pointers (ranked #238 in the NCAAB). They average 42.11 rebounds per game (ranked # 5) and average 12.96 offensive assists and 13.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 191) and 301 respectively).

On defense, Western Illinois allows an average of 40.49% field goals (ranked #28) and 71.90% free throws (ranked #211 in the NCAAB) The Leathernecks allow an average of 29.06% of the three pointers (ranked #12) and averages 32.81 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.81) Finally, the Leathernecks average 10.44 defensive assists and 10.44 turnovers per game (ranked # 21 and 312 respectively).

Betting Summary

Morehead St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 5 point spread and the total to go over 129 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Morehead St. Eagles-185 → -210Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks+160 → +175Moved
  • Spread · Morehead St. Eagles-5 (-110) → -5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks+5 (-110) → +5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over127 (-110) → 129 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under127 (-110) → 129 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Morehead St. Eagles
13-8 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Illinois Leathernecks
11-10 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-23T03:35:48.351Z). 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 Western Illinois Leathernecks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-27Western Illinois Leathernecks 50 · Morehead St. Eagles 64
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Morehead St. Eagles defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 78-57

Morehead St. Eagles defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 78-57 on February 22, 2024, a 21-point decision in the series. Morehead St. Eagles' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 37-24. Against SportsJaw's recorded Morehead St. Eagles -5 (-110) spread, Morehead St. Eagles covered, while the 135 combined points finished over the recorded total of 129.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MoneymouthSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • GeauxtigersSpread · Morehead St. Eagles -4.5 (-110)Win
  • Philly267Spread · Morehead St. Eagles -4.5 (-110)Win
  • 72dolphinsSpread · Morehead St. Eagles -4.5 (-110)Win