Little Rock vs. Morehead State betting: College basketball preview for January 9

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The Little Rock Trojans (8-6, 2-1 OVC) host the Morehead State Eagles (8-7, 3-1 OVC) in a matchup of OVC teams at Jack Stephens Center, starting at 2:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The Trojans are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 135.5.

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Little Rock vs. Morehead State betting lines

  • Little Rock moneyline odds to win: -239
  • Morehead State moneyline odds to win: +195
  • Spread: Little Rock (-5.5)
  • Total: 135.5

Little Rock statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Little Rock has covered the spread in the same percentage of home games as away games (50%). It has covered two times in four games when playing at home and four times in eight games on the road.
  • The Trojans have exceeded the over/under in one of four home games (25%). They’ve done the same on the road, going over the total in two of eight matchups (25%).

Last season stats

  • The Trojans were 77th in college basketball in points scored (77.3 per game) and 202nd in points conceded (72.5) last season.
  • At 33.2 rebounds per game and 29.6 rebounds conceded, Little Rock was 113th and 56th in the nation, respectively, last year.
  • Last season the Trojans were ranked 77th in college basketball in assists with 14.8 per game.

Little Rock betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-9-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (290th in nation) 37.8 (12th) 32.7 (198th) 35.1 (333rd) 14.1 (175th) 13.7 (329th)

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Morehead State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Morehead State has performed better against the spread on the road (5-3-0) than at home (2-2-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Eagles games have finished over less frequently at home (one of four, 25%) than away (three of eight, 37.5%).

Recent trends

  • The Eagles are posting 74.2 points per contest over their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 70.5.
  • Morehead State is ceding 72.0 points per game in its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 71.9 points allowed.
  • The Eagles are sinking 7.1 threes per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.1 more than their average for the season (6.0). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (36.6%) compared to their season average from downtown (31.8%).

Morehead State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (259th in nation) 44.1 (234th) 35.2 (70th) 29.7 (110th) 12.7 (264th) 11.5 (184th)
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