ncaab Preview
Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Belmont Bruins
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Belmont Bruins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Curb Event Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -13-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 154.
In their last action, Belmont was a 98-91 winner on the road against Gamecocks. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Eastern Illinois, they were a 93-85 loser as they battled Colonels at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 5-8 SU,3-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Eastern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Belmont:
Team record: 14-1 SU,9-4-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
Belmont is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Belmont's last 5 games at home
Belmont is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State Saturday, January 23
Belmont home to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Saturday, January 23