Eastern Washington vs Texas State College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/20/21
Texas State Bobcats (2-2) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (2-2)
November 20, 2021 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: Eastern Washington Eagles -6 / Texas State Bobcats +6; Over/Under: -
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The Texas State Bobcats and Eastern Washington Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Matadome. The Texas State Bobcats look to get a game above a .500 record. The Eastern Washington Eagles look for a third straight win to get to a 3-2 record.
The Texas State Bobcats are averaging 69.8 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 71.3 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Caleb Asberry is averaging 14.3 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Mason Harrell is averaging 9.7 points and 2 rebounds. Isiah Small is dishing 1.3 assists and Drue Drinnon is grabbing 1 rebound. The Texas State Bobcats are shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Texas State Bobcats are allowing 41.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.3 rebounds per game.
The Eastern Washington Eagles are averaging 82.5 points on 42.7 percent shooting and allowing 77.5 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Linton Acliese is averaging 20.3 points and 0.7 assists, while Steele Venters is averaging 19 points and 3.7 rebounds. Ethan Price is the third double-digit scorer and Rylan Bergersen is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Eastern Washington Eagles are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.7 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Washington Eagles are allowing 26.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game.
The Bobcats are 8-19-1 ATS in their last 28 Saturday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Eagles are 21-7-1 ATS in their last 29 Saturday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Bobcats last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Eagles last 6 neutral site games.
The Texas State Bobcats play at too slow of a pace to trust against Eastern Washington, and the Eagles defensive pressure is likely going to be the difference here. It’s just hard to be overly impressed by what we’ve seen from Texas State through four games. The Eastern Washington Eagles have also covered eight of their last 10 games in the favorite role. I’ll lay the chalk.
