The Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-8, 0-1 OVC) visit the Little Rock Trojans (7-5, 1-0 OVC) after losing eight straight road games. The Trojans are favored by 6.5 points in the contest, which begins at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The matchup’s point total is 133.5.
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Little Rock Cover -6.5 vs Eastern Illinois -115
Little Rock vs. Eastern Illinois betting lines
- Little Rock moneyline odds to win: -300
- Eastern Illinois moneyline odds to win: +230
- Spread: Little Rock (-6.5)
- Total: 133.5
Little Rock statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Little Rock has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as road games (50%). It has covered two times in four games when playing at home and three times in six games when playing on the road.
- The Trojans have hit the over on the total in one of four home games (25%), compared to one of six road games (16.7%).
Last season stats
- At 77.3 points scored per game and 72.5 points conceded last year, the Trojans were 77th in college basketball offensively and 202nd on defense.
- On the boards, Little Rock was 113th in college basketball in rebounds (33.2 per game) last year. It was 56th in rebounds conceded (29.6 per game).
- At 14.8 assists per game last year, the Trojans were 77th in college basketball.
Little Rock betting records this season
- ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
- O-U-P: 2-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 1-5-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.9 (272nd in nation) | 37.7 (ninth) | 32.2 (234th) | 34.8 (325th) | 14.2 (178th) | 13.6 (320th) |
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Eastern Illinois statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Eastern Illinois performed better against the spread away (10-5-0) than at home (6-6-0) last season.
- In 2023-24, a lower percentage of the Panthers’ games finished above the over/under at home (16.7%, two of 12) than away (53.3%, eight of 15).
- The Panthers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .167 (1-5) last year, and away it was .273 (3-8).
Last season stats
- Last year the Panthers posted 68.9 points per game (300th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 67.9 points per contest (64th-ranked).
- Eastern Illinois averaged 31.6 rebounds per game (202nd-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 32.4 rebounds per contest (230th-ranked).
- The Panthers ranked 190th in the nation with 12.9 dimes per contest.
Eastern Illinois betting records this season
- ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
- O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-8)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.8 (314th in nation) | 43.6 (206th) | 32.1 (239th) | 34.5 (317th) | 11.1 (337th) | 11.5 (177th) |
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