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Murray State vs Eastern Illinois 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-14) vs. Murray State Racers (15-2)
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Murray State Racers -27.5 / Eastern Illinois Panthers +27.5; Over/Under: -127.5
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The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Murray State Racers meet in college basketball action from the CFSB Center on Thursday night.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-46 loss to the Racers in their last game, pushing the losing skid to seven games for EIU. Kejuan Clements leads the Panthers in scoring with 8.9 PPG while Kashawn Charles is right behind with 8.8 PPG with Clements logging 4.6 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Panthers in the assist department. Rodolfo Rufino Bolis also has a team-high 5.1 RPG to lead the Panthers in rebounding so far this season. As a team, Eastern Illinois is averaging 55.8 PPG on 38.6% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three and 61.3% from the foul line while allowing 69.9 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field and 33.2% from three this season.

The Murray State Racers will look to extend their win after their win over Eastern Illinois last time out. Tevin Brown leads the Racers in scoring with 18.5 PPG along with 5.5 RPG and 3.5 APG while KJ Williams is right behind with 15.9 PPG and 8 RPG. Justice Hill has 13.5 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Racers in assists to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Murray State so far this season. Trae Hannibal has 9.5 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.4 APG while DJ Burns also has 7.1 RPG this season. As a team, Murray State is averaging 82.6 PPG on 49.7% shooting from the field, 38.7% from three and 66.5% from the foul line while allowing 63.9 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field and 31.5% from three this season.

Eastern Illinois is 6-15 ATS in their last 21 road games and 16-35 ATS in their last 51 games overall while the under is 20-7-1 in their last 28 games overall. Murray State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 22-8 ATS in their last 30 home games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record.

I get the case to be made either way here, as this is a ton of points, but Murray State’s capable of covering the number as we just saw the Racers win this matchup by 26 points a few days ago. However, I think the stronger play here is the under as I think Eastern Illinois’ lack of offense comes back again here and Murray State can only do so much before the other team has to hold up their end of things. Either way, I like the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 127.5

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