It will be a battle between Ohio Valley opponents when the Eastern Illinois Panthers (10-13) welcome the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (5-18) to Lantz Arena. The game gets underway at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 6.
The Panthers easily got past St. Ambrose 101-59 the last time they played. Demetrius McReynolds led all scorers on the team with 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting. The Redhawks, meanwhile, are coming off a 78-72 loss at the hands of Murray State in their last outing. Antonius Cleveland had a good shooting night, leading the team with 22 points.
The Panthers enter the game with records of 10-13 Straight Up (SU) and 10-11 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Redhawks head into the game with records of 9-9-1 ATS and 5-18 SU. Southeast Missouri State has been playing better lately, averaging 76.4 PPG, significantly more than their season average of 67.1. The Southeast Missouri State defense has allowed an average of 71.5 points per game during the last 10 games, lower than their season average of 77.7.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri State played, Eastern Illinois won, but Southeast Missouri State still leads the head-to-head record over their most recent games, 7-3 SU. The Redhawks also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Southeast Missouri State held the edge in all three of these categories twice in the last five meetings. Eastern Illinois did so once.
Predictions: SU Winner – EastIl, ATS Winner – EastIl
Notes
“Eastern Illinois is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games “.
“Eastern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home”.
“Eastern Illinois is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing SE Missouri State”.
“Eastern Illinois is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing SE Missouri State”.
“The total has gone OVER in 14 of Eastern Illinois’s last 20 games when playing SE Missouri State”.
“Eastern Illinois is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against SE Missouri State”.
“The total has gone OVER in 8 of Eastern Illinois’s last 11 games when playing at home against SE Missouri State”.
“The total has gone OVER in 8 of SE Missouri State’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Eastern Illinois”.
In its last game, Eastern Illinois won by a margin of 42 points. Southeast Missouri State is 1-7 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Eastern Illinois has a 2-3 record in blowouts.
The Eastern Illinois Panthers average a field goal percentage of 43.6% this season. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks have an abysmal record of 2-16 when opponents have a FG% of 43.6% or greater.
The Eastern Illinois Panthers rank lower for their field goal percentage (204th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (181st), but the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks have a better FG% ranking (316th) than eFG% ranking (331st).
The Eastern Illinois Panthers average 6.2 steals per game. When giving up 6 or more steals, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks have a subpar record (3-12) this season.
