Eastern Kentucky vs. Stetson Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – February 8

Published 10:38 pm Friday, February 7, 2025

Saturday’s game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (13-11, 7-4 ASUN) and Stetson Hatters (7-17, 5-6 ASUN) matching up at Edmunds Center has a projected final score of 80-73 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Eastern Kentucky, who is listed as the favorite by our model. The game will start at 4:00 PM ET on February 8.

According to our computer prediction, Stetson should cover the spread, which currently sits at 7.5. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 153.5 over/under.

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Stetson Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
  • Time: 4:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
  • Where: DeLand, Florida
  • Venue: Edmunds Center
  • Line: Eastern Kentucky -7.5
  • Point total: 153.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Eastern Kentucky -310, Stetson +240

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Stetson Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Eastern Kentucky 80, Stetson 73

Spread & Total Prediction for Eastern Kentucky vs. Stetson

  • Pick ATS: Stetson (+7.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (153.5)

Eastern Kentucky is 10-12-0 against the spread this season compared to Stetson’s 11-11-0 ATS record. The Colonels have a 16-6-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Hatters have a record of 12-10-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams put up 151.1 points per game combined, 2.4 fewer than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 games, Eastern Kentucky is 4-6 against the spread and 6-4 overall while Stetson has gone 7-3 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

  • The Colonels’ +37 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 78.3 points per game (86th in college basketball) while allowing 76.8 per contest (306th in college basketball).
  • The 35.0 rebounds per game Eastern Kentucky averages rank 53rd in the nation. Its opponents grab 34.4 per outing.
  • Eastern Kentucky knocks down 9.4 three-pointers per game (49th in college basketball) at a 33.6% rate (198th in college basketball), compared to the 8.1 per game its opponents make at a 36.4% rate.
  • The Colonels rank 173rd in college basketball with 95.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 217th in college basketball defensively with 94.0 points conceded per 100 possessions.
  • Eastern Kentucky has committed 9.7 turnovers per game (34th in college basketball action), 3.0 fewer than the 12.7 it forces on average (89th in college basketball).

Stetson Performance Insights

  • The Hatters’ -223 scoring differential (being outscored by 9.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 72.8 points per game (222nd in college basketball) while giving up 82.1 per contest (356th in college basketball).
  • Stetson ranks 266th in the country at 30.9 rebounds per game. That’s 4.5 fewer than the 35.4 its opponents average.
  • Stetson hits 7.6 three-pointers per game (193rd in college basketball) at a 34.6% rate (131st in college basketball), compared to the 9.5 per outing its opponents make, shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc.
  • Stetson has committed 12.8 turnovers per game (307th in college basketball), 3.5 more than the 9.3 it forces (343rd in college basketball).

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