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Earning a win and covering the posted point spread will be the goals for Belmont when they take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Saturday in college basketball betting odds action.
Belmont Bruins vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line
Betting fans looking to back the Belmont Bruins before tip-off in this one found them as -3.5-point favorites over at Sportsbook earlier.
Belmont Bruins vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Odds and Stats.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Eastern Illinois Panthers sport a record of 9-6 and 9-5 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Belmont Bruins have 10-5 and 4-9 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 1-3 for the Eastern Illinois Panthers and 2-2-1 for the Belmont Bruins.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 184 (Eastern Illinois) and the No. 165 (Belmont) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
How Belmont Bruins vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Stats Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Belmont is ranked No. 205 in NCAA basketball at 32.67 per game. Contrast that with Eastern Illinois's No. 240 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Eastern Illinois is the No. 128-ranked team in the country at 6.33 per game, while Belmont rates No. 4 at 9.93 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Belmont got 26 points from Craig Bradshaw en route to a 73-69 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Wednesday at Curb Event Center.
The Panthers got 14 points from Chris Olivier as Eastern Illinois ran past Tennessee State 64-57 on Wednesday at Gentry Complex.
Belmont Bruins vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Betting Odds Trends
Belmont is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Belmont is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Belmont is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Eastern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Eastern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Eastern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Belmont at Murray State, Thursday, January 15th
Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, Thursday, January 15th
