Eastern Illinois vs Southeast Missouri State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/25/21

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks and Eastern Illinois Panthers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Lantz Arena.

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are averaging 68.6 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 71.8 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Chris Harris is averaging 12.1 points and 2.2 rebounds while Eric Reed Jr. is averaging 9.4 points and one assist. Nolan Taylor is dishing 0.9 assists and Nana Akenten is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 66.4 percent from the free throw line. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Eastern Illinois Panthers are averaging 68.7 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 74.2 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Josiah Wallace is averaging 17.7 points and 2.7 assists while Marvin Johnson is averaging 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. Mack Smith is the third double-digit scorer and Sammy Friday IV is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Eastern Illinois Panthers are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 65.9 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Illinois Panthers are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game. 

The Redhawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Panthers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Redhawks last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Panthers last 6 overall. The home team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks won the first meeting by a comfortable margin and this game shouldn’t be a lot different. The Eastern Illinois Panthers shouldn’t be laying chalk against anybody with the way its playing, especially when it loses at home by an average of 2.6 points. Eastern Illinois has done nothing to deserve laying these numbers. Give me the points.