Eastern Kentucky vs Lipscomb Prediction 1/30/25 College Basketball Picks

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Lipscomb Bison meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Allen Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Eastern Kentucky vs. Lipscomb prediction.

Eastern Kentucky Recap

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels come into this game looking to build on an 81-77 win over Florida Gulf Coast last time out to improve to 10-11 on the year. After this game, Eastern Kentucky will head home to take on Austin Peay.

Colonels Looking For Consistency

George Kimble III leads Eastern Kentucky in scoring and assists with 18.6 PPG and 3.6 APG along with 3.9 RPG while Devontae Blanton has 16.5 PPG with 6.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Eastern Kentucky up to this point in the year. Jordan Crawford has 7.5 PPG while Mayar Wol has 6.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Montavious Myrick has a team-high 7.2 RPG of his own to lead the Colonels in rebounding. As a team, Eastern Kentucky is averaging 77.5 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three-point range, and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Lipscomb Recap

The Lipscomb Bison come into this game looking to build on a 68-55 win over Central Arkansas last time out to improve to 14-7 on the year. After this game, Lipscomb will welcome Bellarmine to town.

Bison Looking To Keep Momentum Going

Jacob Ognacevic leads the Bison in scoring with 18.5 PPG and in rebounding with 7.9 RPG while Will Pruitt has 12.1 PPG with 5.6 RPG. Gyasi Powell has 10.8 PPG and Dylan Faulkner has 10.5 PPG with 5.3 RPG. Joe Anderson has 10.2 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Bison in the assist department and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Lipscomb up to this point in the year. As a team, Lipscomb is averaging 78.5 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three, and 75.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Lipscomb Bisons will win

• Lipscomb has won six of its last seven home games.
• Eastern Kentucky has lost four of its last five road games against the ASUN Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Eastern Kentucky’s last six road games has produced a total of 152+ points.
• Nine of Lipscomb’s last 12 home games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 152+ points.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Lipscomb Prediction

I’m on Lipscomb here. The Bison are starting to pull away from the middle of the pack in the ASUN standings, and need to keep winning to keep pace at the top of the ASUN table alongside the likes of Florida Gulf Coast and Jacksonville. The majority of EKU’s offense in conference play has come from the foul line, and the Colonels are up against a Bison team that allows the fewest free throws in conference play, so I don’t know where the points are going to come from for Eastern Kentucky. Lipscomb looks to be the most balanced and complete team in the ASUN, and I think that they get the job done here with the cover to boot as well. Give me Lipscomb.