Morehead State (14-9) vs SE Missouri State (13-10)
February 6, 2025 at 07:30 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Morehead State -2.5 — Over/Under: 134.5
The Southeast Missouri State RedHawks and the Morehead State Eagles meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Ellis T. Johnson Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Southeast Missouri State vs. Morehead State prediction.
Southeast Missouri State Recap
The Southeast Missouri State RedHawks come into this game looking to build on their 89-87 win over Tennessee State last time out to sit at 13-10 on the year. After this game, Southeast Missouri State will head on the road to take on Southern Indiana.
RedHawks Win 3rd Game In A Row
Teddy Washington Jr. leads the RedHawks in scoring and rebounding with 14.3 PPG along with 5.5 RPG and 2.6 APG along with 1.9 SPG while Rob Martin has 12.5 PPG with 2.3 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG so far this season. Brendan Terry has 10.4 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Southeast Missouri State so far this season while BJ Ward has 9.3 PPG with 2.5 RPG and 2.5 APG as well while Braxton Stacker also has 9.1 PPG with 2.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Southeast Missouri State is averaging 74.6 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 32.5% from behind the three-point line, and 72% from the foul line up to this point in the year.
Why the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks will win
- Southeast Missouri State has won four of its last five games.
Morehead State Recap
The Morehead State Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-64 loss to Tennessee Tech last time out. After this game, Morehead State will welcome Little Rock to town.
Eagles Searching For Consistency
Kenny White Jr. leads the Eagles across the board with 12.8 PPG along with a team-high 6.6 RPG and 2.3 APG while Jerone Morton has 11.6 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.4 APG in 17 games played so far as the only other double-digit scorer for Morehead State up to this point in the year. Tyler Brelsford has 9.6 PPG with 3.7 RPG while Anouar Mellouk has 7.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG up to this point in the year. Dieonte Miles also has 6.2 PPG with 5.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Morehead State is averaging 68.4 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three, and 66.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Morehead State Eagles will win
- Morehead State has won 32 of its last 34 night games at Ellis T Johnson Arena.
- Southeast Missouri State has lost each of its last four night games at Ellis T Johnson Arena.
Total Points Facts
- Nine of Southeast Missouri State’s last 10 night games have produced a total of 136+ points.
- Four of the last five games between Southeast Missouri State and Morehead State have produced a total of 124 or fewer points.
Southeast Missouri State vs. Morehead State Prediction
I’m on the over in this game. Southeast Missouri State does a lot well on the offensive end of the floor and by a lot of metrics, the RedHawks are the best or second-best team in the conference at a lot of things offensively. Defensively is where this team struggles and I think Morehead State could take advantage. The Eagles love to score from two-point range and the foul line, and SEMO is the worst team in the conference in allowing free throws and 3rd-worst in two-point defense. I think points are being scored here. Give me the over in this one.