The Eastern Washington Eagles and the Oklahoma State Cowboys meet in college basketball action from the Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday as part of the NIT tournament.
Eastern Washington Eagles Team Recap
The Eastern Washington Eagles booked their spot in the second round of the NIT with an 81-74 win over Washington State last time out. Steele Venters led the Eagles in scoring with 27 points on 9 of 18 shooting with 4 threes and 3 assists while Angelo Allegri and Tyreese Davis each had 12 points with 5 rebounds to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Washington in the win with Allegri adding a team-high 5 assists as well. Cedric Coward had 8 points with 6 rebounds while Casey Jones added 7 points with a team-high 7 rebounds to lead the Eagles on the glass.
Oklahoma State Cowboys Team Recap
The Oklahoma State Cowboys booked their spot in the second round by virtue of a 69-64 win over Youngstown State in their first round matchup. Tyreek Smith led the Cowboys with 13 points along with 12 rebounds for the double-double while Caleb Asberry, Bryce Thompson and Quion Williams each had 11 points with Williams added 11 rebounds and 3 assists off of the bench for the double-double. Moussa Cisse added 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting with a team-high 13 rebounds and a pair of blocks for his own double-double to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Cowboys in the win.
Trends
Eastern Washington is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a win and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Oklahoma State is 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games overall.
Pick
I like Eastern Washington here. The Eagles have gone toe-to-toe with some decent opposition this season and while this game is no different, Eastern Washington’s done a great job covering these numbers on the road. Oklahoma State’s solid, but their slower-paced, lower-scoring style of play can make it difficult to cover these decent-sized numbers. I’ll take the Eagles and the points here.