Seawolves vs Panthers College Hoops Game Preview

Stony Brook SeawolvesEastern Illinois Panthers
Dec 3, 3:00 PM | Lantz Arena

Stony Brook Seawolves vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Odds

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College hoops betting interest focuses on the Eastern Illinois vs Stony Brook battle Saturday at Lantz Arena as the Panthers look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

The Panthers bring a 4-2 record (3-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 2-3 Seawolves, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Eastern Illinois go 1-2 so far and the Seawolves go 0-0.



View Stony Brook vs Eastern Illinois Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 223 (Panthers) and the No. 18 (Seawolves) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 77-76 result in favor of the Panthers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Eastern Illinois's No. 41-ranked offense, averaging 78.7 PPG, against a Seawolves defense that ranks No. 131 at 65 PPG. The Panthers field goal percentage has averaged 45.6% so far, more than the Seawolves marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.5% per game.

Defensively, Stony Brook features the nation's No. 270-rated defense on the road, allowing 77.7 points per game. Eastern Illinois, meanwhile, comes in at No. 77 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Stony Brook was a 63-58 loser on the road against Northwestern. Dallis Joyner scored 13 points in a futile effort to lead the Seawolves to a win (they lost 63-58 to Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday).

Eastern Illinois won its last outing, an 85-80 result against Maine on November 30. Eastern Illinois got 24 points and 14 rebounds from Alfonzo McKinnie en route to an 85-80 victory over Maine on Wednesday at Lantz Arena.


Eastern Illinois Panthers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After a win are 3-7


A few Seawolves at Panthers trends to consider:
Eastern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Eastern Illinois is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games


Next up:
Stony Brook home to Fairleigh Dickinson, Wednesday, December 7
Eastern Illinois home to Oakland City, Wednesday, December 7

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