Saturday’s game between the Morehead State Eagles (14-14, 9-8 OVC) and the Eastern Illinois Panthers (9-19, 5-12 OVC) at Ellis T. Johnson Arena has a projected final score of 70-65 based on our computer prediction, with Morehead State taking home the win. Game time is at 3:30 PM ET on February 22.

Based on our computer prediction, Morehead State projects to cover the 4.5-point spread in its matchup versus Eastern Illinois. The total is currently listed at 130.5, and the two teams are projected to hit the over.

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Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
• Time: 3:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Morehead, Kentucky
• Venue: Ellis T. Johnson Arena
• Line: Morehead State -4.5
• Point total: 130.5
• Moneyline (to win): Morehead State -215, Eastern Illinois +176

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Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Morehead State 70, Eastern Illinois 65

Spread & Total Prediction for Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois

• Pick ATS: Morehead State (-4.5)
• Pick OU: Over (130.5)

Morehead State is 11-14-0 against the spread this season compared to Eastern Illinois’ 10-15-0 ATS record. A total of 10 out of the Eagles’ games this season have hit the over, and 11 of the Panthers’ games have gone over. The teams combine to score 133.1 points per game, 2.6 more points than this matchup’s total. Morehead State is 2-8 against the spread and 3-7 overall in its last 10 games, while Eastern Illinois has gone 4-6 against the spread and 4-6 overall.

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Morehead State Performance Insights

• The Eagles’ -73 scoring differential (being outscored by 2.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 67 points per game (338th in college basketball) while giving up 69.6 per outing (111th in college basketball).
• Morehead State is 89th in the nation at 33.6 rebounds per game. That’s 4.3 more than the 29.3 its opponents average.
• Morehead State knocks down 5.8 three-pointers per game (343rd in college basketball) while shooting 30.8% from deep (329th in college basketball). It is making 1.1 fewer threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 6.9 per game while shooting 35%.
• The Eagles’ 90.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 305th in college basketball, and the 94.2 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 213th in college basketball.
• Morehead State has committed 1.2 more turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 10.7 (123rd in college basketball action) while forcing 9.5 (336th in college basketball).

Eastern Illinois Performance Insights

• The Panthers have been outscored by 3.9 points per game (posting 66.1 points per game, 347th in college basketball, while conceding 70 per outing, 124th in college basketball) and have a -109 scoring differential.
• Eastern Illinois ranks 212th in the nation at 31.5 rebounds per game. That’s two fewer than the 33.5 its opponents average.
• Eastern Illinois makes 5.4 three-pointers per game (353rd in college basketball) at a 31.1% rate (320th in college basketball), compared to the 8.3 per contest its opponents make, shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc.
• Eastern Illinois wins the turnover battle by 2.4 per game, committing 11.5 (207th in college basketball) while its opponents average 13.9.

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