Morehead State vs Eastern Illinois Prediction 1/23/25 College Basketball Picks

The Morehead State Eagles and the Eastern Illinois Panthers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Lantz Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois prediction.

Morehead State Recap

The Morehead State Eagles come into this game to improve to 12-7 on the year after an 82-65 win over Lindenwood last time out. After this game, Morehead State will take on SIU-Edwardsville on the road.

Eagles Win Four In A Row

Kenny White Jr. leads the Eagles across the board with 13.8 PPG along with a team-high 6.5 RPG and 2.4 APG while Jerone Morton has 12.2 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 3.2 APG in 9 games played so far as the only other double-digit scorer for Morehead State up to this point in the year. Tyler Brelsford has 8.4 PPG with 3.6 RPG while Anouar Mellouk has 7.2 PPG with 4.4 RPG up to this point in the year. Dieonte Miles also has 6.5 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Morehead State is averaging 69.3 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three, and 65.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Morehead State Eagles will win

• Morehead State has won each of its last eight night games against the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Eastern Illinois has lost eight of its last nine night games.

Eastern Illinois Recap

The Eastern Illinois Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 84-65 loss to Tennessee State last time out to fall to 5-13 on the year. After this game, Eastern Illinois will welcome Southern Indiana to town.

Panthers Lose 5th Straight

Nakyel Shelton leads the Panthers in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 5.3 RPG while Kooper Jacobi has 13.4 PPG with a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead the Panthers in rebounding up to this point in the year. Zion Fruster has 13.4 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Artese Stapleton has 10.9 PPG with 2.9 APG in 11 games played so far this season to round out the scoring in double figures for Eastern Illinois up to this point in the year along with 2 SPG. As a team, Eastern Illinois is averaging 69.3 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three, and 64.5% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Eastern Illinois Panthers will win

• Eastern Illinois has won each of its last nine games at First Mid Court at Groniger Arena following a road loss.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Eastern Illinois’ last nine Thursday games against the Ohio Valley Conference has produced a total of 131+ points.
• Four of Morehead State’s last five games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 129 or fewer points.

Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois Prediction

I’m on Morehead State here. I know that Morehead State hasn’t necessarily blown teams away on the road and Eastern Illinois, despite their struggles in the conference, has actually been competitive in a couple of spots. However, Morehead State has been flat-out rolling overall and has easily made me forget my concerns about this team going into the year about what the Eagles were going to do without Riley Minix. Jonathan Mattox has made Morehead State back into a legit threat in the OVC as the Eagles look like the best of the bunch once again and I just don’t think that EIU has enough in the tank here to compete and keep within arms reach for a full 40 minutes. I’ll roll with Morehead State laying the points on the road here.