Kansas vs Eastern Illinois Prediction Basketball Picks 11-28-23
Kansas Jayhawks (5-1) vs Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-4)
2023-11-28 20:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Kansas Jayhawks -37.5 -- Over/Under: 139.5
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The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Kansas Jayhawks meet in college basketball action from Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Can the Panthers pull off a huge road upset? Or will the Jayhawks prove to be too much? Let’s dive in and find out. Make sure to read our Eastern Illinois vs Kansas Prediction!
Eastern Illinois Beats Subdivision Foe
The Eastern Illinois Panthers come into this one looking to build on their 85-39 win over subdivision Eureka last time out. Kooper Jacobi leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 11.1 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Tiger Booker has 10.3 PPG with 2.3 APG and Nakyel Shelton has 10.1 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Eastern Illinois up to this point in the year. As a team, Eastern Illinois is averaging 69.7 PPG on 40.5% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
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Jayhawks Take Out Tennessee
The Kansas Jayhawks come into this one fresh off of a 69-60 win over Tennessee to claim 3rd place at the Maui Invitational last week. Hunter Dickinson leads the Jayhawks in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 21.2 PPG and 12.7 RPG while Kevin McCullar Jr. has 18.2 PPG with 8 RPG and 5.8 APG as well this season. K.J. Adams Jr. has 11 PPG with 3.5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Kansas so far this year while Dajuan Harris Jr. leads the Jayhawks in assists with 6.8 APG this season. Elmarko Jackson’s also chipped in 4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Kansas is averaging 83 PPG on 54.6% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three and 67.6% from the foul line this season.
Chris’ Pick
I’m going with the over here. I lean Kansas but I just can’t bring myself to lay this many points even against Eastern Illinois. Would I be shocked if EIU got their teeth kicked in? No, but it’s still almost 40 points. I think Kansas can score more than enough that 50-55 points from Eastern Illinois likely gets us well over this number. Give me the over here.
