Morehead State vs Belmont 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Belmont Bruins (14-4) vs. Morehead State Eagles (12-5)
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Morehead State Eagles +6 ; Over/Under: 142
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The Belmont Bruins and the Morehead State Eagles meet Thursday in college basketball action from Ellis Johnson Arena. Belmont is 14-4 overall this year and coming off a win over SIU Edwardsville. As for Morehead State, they’re 12-5 so far. The Eagles beat Tennessee State in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Belmont has been pretty consistent this year so far; the Bruins have yet to lose consecutive games. After a 5-3 start the Bruins have gone 9-1 over their last 10. After the lone blemish versus Murray State, Belmont took out SIU Edwardsville in their last game.
In the matchup versus SIUE, the Bruins scored 46 points in the first half and 34 more in the second during an 80-64 win. Luke Smith led the team on 23 points, and Will Richard added 19 points with four rebounds and three assists.
Over on the Morehead State side, their year began at a spotty 6-5 with losses to UAB, Auburn, Mississippi State, East Tennessee State and Xavier. The Eagles have won their last six versus Alice Lloyd, IUPUI, Eastern Illinois, Austin Peay, UT-Martin and Tennessee State.
In the Tennessee State game, the Eagles managed a 41-31 halftime lead and hung on for the 71-64 win. Tops in scoring was Jaylon Hall with 14 points. Johni Broome added 13 points with three rebounds and a pair of blocks as well.
The Eagles are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 at home and 6-0 ATS in their last six Thursday games. The under is 3-0-1 in Morehead State’s last four overall.
Meanwhile, the Bruins are 5-0 ATS in their last five road games and 4-1 ATS in the last five after an ATS win. Belmont is 35-17 ATS in their last 52 Thursday games.
PICK: I’m going to stick with Belmont. You could probably make a good case either way here, though; it should be a competitive matchup. That said, Belmont has been on a nice run over this 9-1 stretch. The Bruins have scored 76 or more points in eight of those 10 games and have generally been solid on defense as well. Morehead State has hit 71 or more points in four of six games during their win streak, so the Eagles should put up a sizable total here as well. Should be a fun game to watch, and I think Belmont ekes out the cover.
