Saturday’s game at Flowers Hall has the North Alabama Lions (9-5, 1-0 ASUN) going head-to-head against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (7-7, 1-0 ASUN) at 5:30 PM (on January 4). Our computer prediction projects a 77-74 win for North Alabama, who is a slight favorite based on our model.

Based on our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky projects to cover the 6.5-point spread in its matchup against North Alabama. The over/under has been set at 152.5, and the two teams are projected to fall short of that total.

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North Alabama vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 5:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Florence, Alabama
• Venue: Flowers Hall
• Line: North Alabama -6.5
• Point total: 152.5
• Moneyline (to win): North Alabama -280, Eastern Kentucky +220

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North Alabama vs. Eastern Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  North Alabama 77, Eastern Kentucky 74

Spread & Total Prediction for North Alabama vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Eastern Kentucky (+6.5)
• Pick OU: Under (152.5)

North Alabama’s record against the spread this season is 8-4-0, while Eastern Kentucky’s is 6-6-0. The Lions have hit the over in six games, while Colonels games have gone over nine times. The two teams average 156.2 points per game, 3.7 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 contests, North Alabama is 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall while Eastern Kentucky has gone 4-6 against the spread and 4-6 overall.

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North Alabama Performance Insights

• The Lions average 78.4 points per game (112th in college basketball) while allowing 71.8 per contest (203rd in college basketball). They have a +93 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.6 points per game.
• The 33.3 rebounds per game North Alabama averages rank 175th in the nation. Its opponents pull down 32.6 per outing.
• North Alabama knocks down 8.1 three-pointers per game (156th in college basketball) at a 33.5% rate (200th in college basketball), compared to the 8.4 its opponents make while shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc.
• The Lions rank 110th in college basketball by averaging 99.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 190th in college basketball, allowing 91.1 points per 100 possessions.
• North Alabama has committed 4.4 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 8.8 (seventh in college basketball play) while forcing 13.2 (90th in college basketball).

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels’ +28 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by two points per game) is a result of putting up 77.8 points per game (124th in college basketball) while giving up 75.8 per contest (295th in college basketball).
• Eastern Kentucky ranks 66th in the country at 35.4 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 35.7 its opponents average.
• Eastern Kentucky hits 9.6 three-pointers per game (46th in college basketball), two more than its opponents. It shoots 32.3% from beyond the arc (259th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 34%.
• Eastern Kentucky wins the turnover battle by 3.4 per game, committing 11 (136th in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.4.

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