Saturday’s game that pits the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-5) versus the Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-6) at Seabury Center has a projected final score of 76-69 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Eastern Kentucky, who is favored in this matchup by our model. Game time is at 8:00 PM ET on December 14.

According to our computer prediction, Eastern Illinois should cover the spread, which is listed at 9.5. The two teams are projected to go over the 142.5 over/under.

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Berea, Kentucky
• Venue: Seabury Center
• Line: Eastern Kentucky -9.5
• Point total: 142.5
• Moneyline (to win): Eastern Kentucky -649, Eastern Illinois +440

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Eastern Kentucky 76, Eastern Illinois 69

Spread & Total Prediction for Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Pick ATS: Eastern Illinois (+9.5)
• Pick OU: Over (142.5)

Eastern Kentucky has compiled a 4-4-0 record against the spread this season, while Eastern Illinois is 4-3-0. A total of six out of the Colonels’ games this season have hit the over, and two of the Panthers’ games have gone over. The two teams combine to score 144.7 points per game, 2.2 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels outscore opponents by two points per game (scoring 76.3 points per game to rank 173rd in college basketball while giving up 74.3 per outing to rank 258th in college basketball) and have a +20 scoring differential overall.
• The 35.8 rebounds per game Eastern Kentucky averages rank 68th in college basketball, and are 2.2 more than the 33.6 its opponents grab per contest.
• Eastern Kentucky hits 8.9 three-pointers per game (93rd in college basketball) while shooting 30.8% from deep (292nd in college basketball). It is making 1.9 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 7 per game while shooting 35.4%.
• The Colonels rank 243rd in college basketball by averaging 92.9 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 175th in college basketball, allowing 90.4 points per 100 possessions.
• Eastern Kentucky wins the turnover battle by 3.7 per game, committing 11.1 (131st in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.8.

Eastern Illinois Performance Insights

• The Panthers’ -62 scoring differential (being outscored by 6.9 points per game) is a result of putting up 68.4 points per game (315th in college basketball) while giving up 75.3 per contest (279th in college basketball).
• The 30.9 rebounds per game Eastern Illinois accumulates rank 278th in college basketball, 4.9 fewer than the 35.8 its opponents collect.
• Eastern Illinois makes 5.3 three-pointers per game (352nd in college basketball) at a 31.8% rate (258th in college basketball), compared to the 9.3 per outing its opponents make, shooting 33.2% from deep.
• Eastern Illinois has committed 11.1 turnovers per game (131st in college basketball), three fewer than the 14.1 it forces (60th in college basketball).

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