Morehead State vs. Lindenwood betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Lindenwood Lions (8-10, 3-4 OVC) are 6.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a nine-game road losing streak when they visit the Morehead State Eagles (11-7, 6-1 OVC) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Ellis T. Johnson Arena. The contest airs at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is set at 135 for the matchup.

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Morehead State Cover -6.5 vs Lindenwood -106

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Morehead State vs. Lindenwood betting lines

  • Morehead State moneyline odds to win: -287
  • Lindenwood moneyline odds to win: +230
  • Spread: Morehead State (-6.5)
  • Total: 135

Morehead State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Morehead State has a worse record against the spread in home games (2-3-0) than it does in road games (7-3-0).
  • In home games, the Eagles eclipse the over/under 20% of the time (one of five games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, eclipsing the total in 30% of games (three of 10).

Recent trends

  • The Eagles’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, putting up 70.2 points per contest compared to the 68.6 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Morehead State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (64.9) is 3.7 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.6).
  • During their last 10 contests, the Eagles are making 0.4 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.1 compared to 5.7 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (33% compared to 31% season-long).

Morehead State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 8-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-11-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (283rd in nation) 42.9 (151st) 35.6 (48th) 29.8 (108th) 11.9 (310th) 11.2 (148th)

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Lindenwood statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Lindenwood has a better winning percentage at home (.600, 3-1-1 record) than away (.125, 1-7-0).
  • Lions games have gone above the over/under 60% of the time at home (three of five), and 37.5% of the time away (three of eight).

Recent trends

  • While the Lions are putting up 72.9 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, producing 72.5 points per contest.
  • Lindenwood is allowing 70.5 points per contest over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 69.7 points allowed.
  • In their last 10 games, the Lions are sinking 6.3 three-pointers per game, 0.1 more than their season average (6.2). They also sport a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (31.3%) compared to their season average (29.9%).

Lindenwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-1 (Home: 3-1-1; Away: 1-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-1; As Underdog: 2-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-1 (Home: 3-1-1; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (228th in nation) 41.9 (105th) 33.8 (118th) 32.4 (250th) 12.3 (289th) 12.6 (280th)
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