Nebraska-Omaha vs Eastern Washington 12/4/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Eastern Washington Eagles will travel to Baxter Arena to take on the Omaha Mavericks this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Eastern Washington Eagles dropped to 3-4 on the season after being defeated by the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 89-76, this past Thursday night. Eastern Washington struggled on the defensively end and could not fight back after Southern Utah took a 78-69 lead with 5:10 left in regulation. Eastern Washington shot 44.2% from the field & 35.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Southern Utah to shoot 54.8% from the field & 32.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Steele Venters who had 29 points, 5 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Eastern Washington is averaging 79.1 ppg on 43.4% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 9.1 three-pointers per game on 34.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Eastern Washington has been led by Settle Venters (18.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.0 spg), Linton Acliese (16.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.0 apg), Rylan Bergersen (11.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.7 spg), & Ethan Price (11.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 bpg).

Defensively, Eastern Washington is allowing their opponents to average 78.7 ppg on 42.3% shooting from the field. The Eagles have a rebound margin of 2.4 and a turnover margin of -3.4.

The Omaha Mavericks lost their 6^th straight game and dropped to 1-6 on the season after being defeated by the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, 75-65, this past Tuesday. Omaha struggled on both ends of the court against SIU Edwardsville and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 49-25 margin. Omaha shot 38.2% from the field & 45.5% from beyond the arc while allowing SIU Edwardsville to shoot 46.9% from the field & 36.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mavericks was Kyle Luedtke who had 21 points, 5 rebounds, & 2 assists in 29 minutes from off the bench.

On the season, Omaha is averaging 56.0 ppg on 35.1% shooting from the field. The Mavericks are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 30.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Omaha has been led by Kyle Luedtke (9.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.4 apg), Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (6.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.3 bpg), Felix Lemetti (6.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.0 spg), & Frankie Fidler (6.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Omaha is allowing their opponents to average 77.9 ppg on 47.9% shooting from the field. The Mavericks have a rebound margin of -9.4 and a turnover margin of -1.6.

The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home & 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Mavericks are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 Saturday games & 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games.

Eastern Washington has struggled defensively, coming into this game ranked just 318^th in scoring defense, however, the offense is still a dangerous as ever as the Eagles come into this game ranked 69^th in scoring offense & 65^th in three-pointers made per game. Omaha has struggled on both ends of the court start the season and come into this game ranked 346^th in scoring offense & 315^th in scoring defense.

Eastern Washington suffered a tough loss against Southern Utah, however, this is still an Eagles team that recently picked up an impressive road win against a decent Washington State team and as Omaha has looked lost on both ends of the court so far this season, I think the Eagles are able to cover this mid-range road spread. Good Luck!