Southern Indiana vs. Morehead State Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – December 31

Published 6:38 pm Monday, December 30, 2024

Tuesday’s game features the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-6, 1-1 OVC) and the Morehead State Eagles (7-6, 2-0 OVC) clashing at Screaming Eagles Arena (on December 31) at 8:30 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 76-71 win for Southern Indiana.

Based on our computer prediction, Southern Indiana should cover the spread, which is listed at 1.5. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 139.5 over/under.

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Southern Indiana vs. Morehead State Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
  • Time: 8:30 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
  • Where: Evansville, Indiana
  • Venue: Screaming Eagles Arena
  • Line: Southern Indiana -1.5
  • Point total: 139.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Southern Indiana -132, Morehead State +110

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Southern Indiana vs. Morehead State Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Southern Indiana 76, Morehead State 71

Spread & Total Prediction for Southern Indiana vs. Morehead State

  • Pick ATS: Southern Indiana (-1.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (139.5)

Southern Indiana is 5-5-0 against the spread, while Morehead State’s ATS record this season is 6-4-0. The Screaming Eagles have hit the over in six games, while Eagles games have gone over four times. The two teams combine to score 148.5 points per game, 9.0 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Southern Indiana Performance Insights

  • The Screaming Eagles have a +41 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.4 points per game. They’re putting up 76.8 points per game to rank 161st in college basketball and are giving up 73.4 per outing to rank 238th in college basketball.
  • Southern Indiana ranks 206th in college basketball at 32.7 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 33.7 its opponents average.
  • Southern Indiana knocks down 7.5 three-pointers per game (216th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 8.1 on average.
  • The Screaming Eagles rank 212th in college basketball with 95.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 191st in college basketball defensively with 91.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.
  • Southern Indiana wins the turnover battle by 1.7 per game, committing 11.1 (142nd in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.8.

Morehead State Performance Insights

  • The Eagles put up 71.7 points per game (274th in college basketball) while allowing 72.0 per outing (205th in college basketball). They have a -4 scoring differential.
  • Morehead State ranks 82nd in college basketball at 35.0 rebounds per game. That’s 5.7 more than the 29.3 its opponents average.
  • Morehead State connects on 6.3 three-pointers per game (315th in college basketball) at a 31.7% rate (278th in college basketball), compared to the 7.8 per outing its opponents make, shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc.
  • Morehead State loses the turnover battle by 1.4 per game, committing 11.6 (187th in college basketball) while its opponents average 10.2.

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