The Eastern Illinois Panthers will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Sycamores in Indiana State at Hulman Center on Friday in college basketball action.

The Sycamores sport records of 0-0 and 0-0 ATS heading into this battle, while the Panthers have 0-0 and 0-0 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 0-0 for the Sycamores and 0-0 for the Panthers.



View Eastern Illinois vs Indiana State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 16-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Sycamores at No. 91 and the Panthers at No. 248 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 2-0 result in favor of the Sycamores.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Indiana State's No. 12-ranked offense, averaging 0 PPG, against a Panthers defense that ranks No. 1 at 0 PPG. The Sycamores field goal percentage has averaged 0% so far, almost the same as the Panthers marksmen have achieved on the year, 0% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Eastern Illinois owns the country's No. 1-rated mark, allowing 0 points per game on the highway. Indiana State, on the other hand, rates No. 5 in scoring at home.

Eastern Illinois lost its last outing, a 66-62 result against Tennessee State on February 26. They covered in that game as a 7.5-point underdog. The Panthers endured a 66-62 loss at the hands of the Tigers on Saturday, despite a 19-point effort from Curry McKinney at Gentry Complex.

Indiana State was a 77-60 loser in its last match against Syracuse. They failed to cover the 12.5–point spread as underdogs.


Eastern Illinois Panthers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Loyola of Chicago are 5-2
After playing Tennessee State are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Indiana State Sycamores Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Panthers at Sycamores trends to consider:
Eastern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Indiana State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Indiana State is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana State's last 7 games at home


Next up:
Eastern Illinois home to Loyola of Chicago, Wednesday, November 16
Indiana State at Louisiana-Monroe, Monday, November 14