The Indiana Hoosiers welcome the Morehead State Eagles to Assembly Hall. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, Dec. 5 and can be seen on BTN.
The Hoosiers are hoping to rebound after their 94-74 loss to Duke on Wednesday. Troy Williams was the team’s leading scorer, putting up 17 points. The Eagles are coming off a 60-46 win against Saint Louis on Wednesday. Anthony Elechi stood out for Morehead State, recording eight points, nine rebounds, and two steals.
Indiana is a substantial 12-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is sitting at 141 points. The Hoosiers enter the game with records of 5-3 Straight Up (SU) and 3-5 Against The Spread (ATS). The Hoosiers are an exceptional shooting team from three-point range with a .446 three-point field goal percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I.
On the other side, the Eagles head into the game with records of 4-1 ATS and 5-1 SU. Morehead State is one of the better offensive rebounding teams in Division I. The Eagles average 15.7 offensive rebounds per game, making them the 17th-best team in the country for that category. Moving on to the Morehead State defense, the Eagles are a terror in the passing lanes, averaging an impressive 9.8 steals per game.
This game will be the first meeting for Indiana and Morehead State in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mor, ATS Winner – Mor, O/U – Under
Notes
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Indiana averages a solid 86.5 points per game this season. However, Morehead State is the top-ranked team in points allowed, giving up just 54.5 points per game.
In its last game, Indiana lost by a margin of 20 points. Morehead State is 2-0 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Indiana has a 4-1 record in blowouts.
On average, Indiana has 71.1 possessions per game and scores 1.217 points on each possession. Morehead State has both fewer possessions (63.8) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.104).
Morehead State has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.7% this season. Indiana is 2-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Indiana ranks among the best in the nation in assists at 17th (18.5 assists per game). Morehead State is ranked 98th with 15.2 assists per game.
Morehead State makes an average of 9.8 steals per game, ranked 11th in the country. Indiana has not won a game this season when it has allowed 9 or more steals (0-1).
