Saturday’s contest between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-5) and the Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-6) at Seabury Center has a projected final score of 76-68 based on our computer prediction, with a favored Eastern Kentucky squad taking home the win. Game time is at 8:00 PM ET on December 14.

According to our computer prediction, Eastern Illinois projects to cover the 9.5-point spread in its matchup versus Eastern Kentucky. The total has been set at 141.5, and the two teams are projected to hit the over.

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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: 141.5
• 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 68

Spread & Total Prediction for Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Pick ATS: Eastern Illinois (+9.5)
• Pick OU: Over (141.5)

Eastern Kentucky is 4-4-0 against the spread, while Eastern Illinois’ ATS record this season 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 teams score an average of 144.7 points per game, 3.2 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 174th in college basketball while allowing 74.3 per outing to rank 260th in college basketball) and have a +20 scoring differential overall.
• Eastern Kentucky is 69th in the nation at 35.8 rebounds per game. That’s 2.2 more than the 33.6 its opponents average.
• Eastern Kentucky connects on 8.9 three-pointers per game (96th in college basketball), 1.9 more than its opponents (7). It is shooting 30.8% from beyond the arc (290th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 35.4%.
• The Colonels’ 92.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 246th in college basketball, and the 90.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 181st in college basketball.
• Eastern Kentucky has won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 11.1 per game (136th in college basketball action) while forcing 14.8 (38th in college basketball).

Eastern Illinois Performance Insights

• The Panthers have been outscored by 6.9 points per game (posting 68.4 points per game, 314th in college basketball, while giving up 75.3 per outing, 277th in college basketball) and have a -62 scoring differential.
• Eastern Illinois is 280th in college basketball at 30.9 rebounds per game. That’s 4.9 fewer than the 35.8 its opponents average.
• Eastern Illinois makes 5.3 three-pointers per game (351st in college basketball), 4.0 fewer than its opponents. It is shooting 31.8% from deep (257th in college basketball) and its opponents are shooting 33.2%.
• Eastern Illinois wins the turnover battle by three per game, committing 11.1 (136th in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.1.

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