Eastern Michigan vs IUPUI Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/14/24

The Eastern Michigan Eagles and the IU Indy Jaguars meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Jungle. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Eastern Michigan vs. IU Indy prediction.

Eastern Michigan Recap

The Eastern Michigan Eagles come into this one looking to build on an 83-58 win over subdivision Siena Heights last time out. After this game, Eastern Michigan will meet Cleveland State, Oakland, Houston Christian, and Northern Arizona.

Eagles Look To Build Momentum

Jalin Billingsley leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 20 PPG along with 8.5 RPG while Christian Henry has 13 PPG with 3 APG and 2 SPG. Jalen Terry has 10.5 PPG with 8 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Eagles in the assist department and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Michigan up to this point in the year. As a team, Eastern Michigan is averaging 63.5 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 26.2% from three and 51.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Eastern Michigan Eagles will win

• IU Indy has lost 13 of its last 15 games.
• Eastern Michigan has won three of its last four games against the Horizon League.

IU Indy Recap

The IU Indy Jaguars come into this one looking to build on a 97-55 win over subdivision Goshen last time out. After this game, IU Indy will have matchups with Iowa State, Coastal Carolina, and South Carolina State.

Jaguars Looking To Build Momentum

Paul Zilinskas has a team-high 17.3 PPG along with 3 RPG and 2.3 APG while Jarvis Walker has 16 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3 APG as well as 2 SPG. Sean Craig has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 11.7 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass, averaging a double-double per game while Nathan Dudukovich has 10.7 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for IU Indy so far this season. Alec Millender has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG while Keenan Garner has 9.3 PPG as well as 7 RPG on the year. As a team, IU Indy is averaging 92.3 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 41% from three, and 68.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the IU Indy Jaguars will win

• The home team has won eight of IU Indy’s last nine games.
• Eastern Michigan has lost eight of its last nine away games when playing with a rest advantage.

Eastern Michigan vs. IU Indy Prediction

I’m on IU Indy here. I just am not a fan of this Eastern Michigan team whatsoever as they looked absolutely dreadful against Texas State and a win over a subdivision team isn’t going to change that. IU Indy lost their only D-I opposed game as well, but if you told last year’s Jaguars that they’d score 80 against Xavier, they’d have thought you needed to be put in the looney bin. I think this is a new era of IU Indy basketball under Paul Corsaro, and I’ll back the Jaguars here.