West Virginia vs Eastern Kentucky 11/26/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-1)
November 26, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: West Virginia Mountaineers -14 / Eastern Kentucky Colonels +14; Over/Under: +151
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The Eastern Michigan Eagles and West Virginia Mountaineers meet Friday in college basketball action at the WVU Coliseum. The Eastern Michigan Eagles look to build on their 5-1 record. The West Virginia Mountaineers look to improve to 5-1 on the season.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles are averaging 85 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 65.7 points on 39.4 percent shooting. Michael Moreno is averaging 13.3 points and 8.2 rebounds, while Jannson Williams is averaging 11.6 points and 6.8 rebounds. Devontae Blanton is the third double-digit scorer and Cooper Robb is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 66.3 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are allowing 24.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game.
The West Virginia Mountaineers are averaging 71.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 64.2 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Taz Sherman is averaging 19 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Sean McNeil is averaging 13 points and 3.2 rebounds. Jalen Bridges is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Curry is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The West Virginia Mountaineers are shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 66.3 percent from the free throw line. The West Virginia Mountaineers are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.2 rebounds per game.
The Colonels are 18-7 ATS in their last 25 road games and 35-15-2 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The Mountaineers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 6-0 in Colonels last 6 overall. The under is 6-2 in Mountaineers last 8 Friday games.
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are off to a great start, but they haven’t exactly played anybody up to this point, and they don’t see this style of defense often. The West Virginia Mountaineers have had a rough schedule through five games, and they’ve more than held their own. WVU is only going to improve. I’ll lay the chalk with the home team.
