Idaho State vs Eastern Washington 1/24/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Eastern Washington Eagles (10-8) vs. Idaho State Bengals (3-14)
January 24, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Idaho State Bengals +6 / Eastern Washington Eagles -6; Over/Under: -140.5
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The Eastern Washington Eagles and Idaho State Bengals meet Monday in college basketball action at the Reed Gym. The Eastern Washington Eagles look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Idaho State Bengals need a win after losing six of their last seven games.
The Eastern Washington Eagles are averaging 77.5 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 74.5 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Steele Venters is averaging 17.9 points and 1.7 assists, while Linton Acliese is averaging 15.3 points and 7.1 rebounds. Rylan Bergersen is the third double-digit scorer and Angelo Allegri is grabbing 6.4 rebounds. The Eastern Washington Eagles are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Washington Eagles are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.
The Idaho State Bengals are averaging 61.7 points on 39.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.6 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Robert Ford III is averaging 10.9 points and 1 assist, while Tarik Cool is averaging 10.9 points and 3.3 rebounds. Brayden Parker is dishing 0.9 assists and Austin Smellie is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Idaho State Bengals are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 65.9 percent from the free throw line. The Idaho State Bengals are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.1 rebounds per game.
The Eagles are 23-6 ATS in their last 29 road games and 35-17 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The Bengals are 17-37-2 ATS in their last 56 home games and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Eagles last 5 overall. The over is 4-0 in Bengals last 4 overall.
The over is a popular trend for both of these teams, and we should expect a lot of scoring here. The Idaho State Bengals don’t play much defense, and Eastern Washington is shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 41 percent from deep in its last five games. Eastern Washington should be able to push the pace here and get us close to the total by itself.
