The Eastern Illinois Panthers will travel to John E. Worthen Arena to play against the Ball State Cardinals in their home opener. Action gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 16 and can be seen on ES3.
The Cardinals are hoping for a better outcome after their 54-53 loss to Bradley on Friday. Naiel Smith finished with eight points to lead the team. The Panthers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their demoralizing 88-49 loss against Indiana on Friday. A.J. Riley had a good shooting night, leading the team with 13 points.
Ball State is a seven-point favorite against Eastern Illinois and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is 134 points.
This is the first meeting of the season for these two. The last time they played Eastern Illinois came out on top, but the win was not enough to overtake Ball State in the head-to-head series. Its record is now 1-3 SU. The Cardinals also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – BallSt, ATS Winner – BallSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Ball State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ball State’s last 6 games.
Ball State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
