The Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-4) will be at home when they play the Indiana State Sycamores (3-2). Action starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The Panthers are hoping to rebound after their 81-72 loss to Green Bay on Saturday. A.J. Riley finished with 25 points to lead the team. The Sycamores, meanwhile, are coming off a 67-66 win against Hofstra on Monday. Khristian Smith led the game in scoring by accumulating 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting.
Eastern Illinois is a six-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 137 points. The Panthers have underperformed early on with a 0-4 record Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). The Panthers prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 41st in the nation with 28 total three-pointers allowed (7.0 per game).
On the other side, the Sycamores have records of 3-2 both ATS and SU. Indiana State’s defense is one of the top in the nation, with opponents shooting only .371 from the field. The Sycamores are a terror on the defensive glass, averaging an impressive 29.8 defensive rebounds per game.
This is the first meeting of the season for these two. The last time they played, Eastern Illinois came out on top, but Indiana State still leads the head-to-head record, 6-2 SU. With a 6-2 record, the Sycamores also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – InSt, ATS Winner – InSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Eastern Illinois’s last 8 games.
Eastern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Eastern Illinois’s last 5 games at home.
Eastern Illinois is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Indiana State.
Eastern Illinois scores an average of just 60.0 points per game (ranked 340th). Indiana State ranks 57th in points allowed, giving up 64.2 points per game.
The Indiana State Sycamores have a defensive rating of 90.1 (ranked 31st), while the Eastern Illinois Panthers have an offensive rating of 86.5 (ranked 343rd).
The Eastern Illinois Panthers average a field goal percentage of 36.1% this season. The Indiana State Sycamores are a winless 0-2 when opponents have a FG% of 36.1% or greater.
The Indiana State Sycamores rank lower for their field goal percentage (306th) than their effective field goal percentage (301st), while the Eastern Illinois Panthers rank the same for both metrics (348th).
Eastern Illinois ranks 288th in offensive rebounds, while Indiana State ranks 47th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 19.5% when playing Eastern Illinois this season. Indiana State is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 19.5% or higher.
