Morehead State vs Eastern Illinois 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Eastern Illinois Panthers and Morehead State Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Ellis T. Johnson Arena. The Eastern Illinois Panthers look for their seventh win. The Morehead State Eagles look for their 10th win.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers are averaging 66.9 points on 41.8 percent shooting and allowing 67.8 points on 41.7 percent shooting. Kinyon Hodges is averaging 12.4 points and 2.7 assists, while Yaakema Rose Jr. is averaging 10.3 points and 4 rebounds. Sincere Malone is grabbing 3.9 rebounds and Caleb Donaldson is dishing 2.2 assists. The Eastern Illinois Panthers are shooting 27.6 percent from beyond the arc and 61.3 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Illinois Panthers are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.

The Morehead State Eagles are averaging 70.9 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 68.2 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Mark Freeman is averaging 13.2 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Alex Gross is averaging 11.5 points and 7.6 rebounds. Jalen Hawkins is grabbing 2.2 rebounds and Brandon Maughmer is grabbing 3.7 rebounds. The Morehead State Eagles are shooting 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The Morehead State Eagles are allowing 27.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.

The Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games following a ATS loss. The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games. The over is 5-2 in Panthers last 7 road games. The under is 4-1 in Eagles last 5 Saturday games. The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The Morehead State Eagles aren’t playing great ball entering this contest, but they’re the better team overall, and you’d assume they’d bounce back at home, where they win by an average of 22.3 points. The Eastern Illinois Panthers try to compete, but they just don’t have the offensive horses to survive these spots, and they shoot under 40 percent on the road. Give me Morehead.