Cal Poly vs Eastern Washington Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/17/24

The Cal Poly Mustangs and the Eastern Washington Eagles meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Reese Court. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cal Poly vs. Eastern Washington prediction.

Cal Poly Recap

The Cal Poly Mustangs come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 75-71 win over Seattle in their last matchup. After this game, Cal Poly will continue their travels to take on Arizona State on the road.

Mustangs Looking To Heat Up

Isaac Jessup has a team-high 15.3 PPG with 3 RPG while Jarred Hyder has 14.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.8 APG this season. Owen Koonce has 12.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Cal Poly so far this season. Mac Riniker has also added 9.3 PPG along with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Mustangs on the glass so far this season. As a team, Cal Poly is averaging 81.3 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three, and 78.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cal Poly Mustangs will win

• Eastern Washington has lost each of its last six Sunday games.

Eastern Washington Recap

The Eastern Washington Eagles come into this one looking to bounce back from an 84-77 loss to Missouri last time out. After this game, Eastern Washington will take on Washington State, Cal Baptist, and Santa Barbara.

Eagles Looking To Rebound

Andrew Cook has 18.7 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 3 SPG to lead the Eagles in scoring while Mason Williams has 14 PPG with 2.3 APG. Nic McClain also has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 5 RPG and 3.7 APG to lead the Eagles in rebounding and assists, also rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Washington so far this season. Sebastian Hartmann and Vice Zanki each have 8 PPG and 4.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Eastern Washington is averaging 75.3 PPG on 48.6% shooting from three, 36.5% from the foul line, and 76.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Eastern Washington Eagles will win

• Eastern Washington has won each of its last 16 games against non-conference opponents at Reese Court.
• Cal Poly has lost 14 of its last 15 day games.

Cal Poly vs. Eastern Washington Prediction

I’m on Cal Poly with the points here. Both teams are battle-tested, however, it’s Cal Poly that’s really shown early signs of improvement and I have to think a lot of that is Mike DeGeorge inputting a new philosophy with the Mustangs as head coach and bringing a lot of talent with him from the D-II ranks. Eastern Washington just hasn’t had a ton go their way this season and while those will change down the line, I think Cal Poly can keep this one within reason. Give me Cal Poly and the points.