Little Rock Vs Eastern Illinois: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 17, 2023

The college basketball schedule on Saturday includes Kinyon Hodges and the Eastern Illinois Panthers (9-19, 5-10 OVC) visiting Myron Gardner and the Little Rock Trojans (8-20, 4-11 OVC) at Jack Stephens Center, with the matchup starting at 4:30 PM ET. The Trojans are currently 5-point favorites against the Panthers. The game’s over/under is 150.

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Little Rock Vs Eastern Illinois Betting Lines

Little Rock vs Eastern Illinois Betting Information
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Little Rock -5 150 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Eastern Illinois (+5)
Total Pick Under (150)

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Little Rock Vs Eastern Illinois Stat Rankings

Little Rock Avg. (Rank) Eastern Illinois Avg. (Rank)
74.3 (121st) Points Scored 68.9 (253rd)
79 (354th) Points Allowed 71.8 (239th)
34 (129th) Rebounds 32.5 (220th)
10.4 (76th) Off. Rebounds 8.9 (212th)
6 (314th) 3pt Made 5.2 (346th)
14.5 (95th) Assists 14.4 (102nd)
12.5 (222nd) Turnovers 12.9 (256th)

Little Rock Vs Eastern Illinois Betting Trends

  • The Trojans are 16-10-0 against the spread this year.
  • Little Rock has no wins ATS (0-1) as a 5-point favorite or greater this season.
  • There have been 16 Trojans games (out of 26) that went over the total this season.
  • Little Rock and its opponent have broken the 150-point mark 16 times this year.
  • The point total average for Trojans games this season is 153.4, 3.4 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Against the spread, Eastern Illinois is 12-13-1 this season.
  • The Panthers are 9-8 as 5-point underdogs or greater.
  • Little Rock has seen 16 of its 26 games go over the point total.
  • Panthers games have had over 150 points nine times this year.
  • Eastern Illinois’ games average 140.6 total points, 9.4 fewer than the total for this matchup.

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Little Rock Impact Players

  • Gardner is tops on his squad in points (13.1), rebounds (9.3) and assists (3.8) per contest, shooting 43.1% from the field and 37.2% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Deantoni Gordon puts up 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 51.8% from the floor.
  • D.J. Smith averages 10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest. Defensively, he delivers 1 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • CJ White is putting up 7.9 points, 3.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
  • Jordan Jefferson is averaging 8.2 points, 0.7 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game.

Eastern Illinois Impact Players

  • Hodges is the Panthers’ top scorer (13.9 points per game), and he delivers 2.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
  • Yaakema Rose Jr. is the Panthers’ top assist man (3.5 per game), and he averages 9.3 points and 3.8 rebounds.
  • Sincere Malone is the Panthers’ top rebounder (4.4 per game), and he puts up 6.3 points and 1.1 assists.
  • Caleb Donaldson is averaging 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest, making 47.3% of his shots from the field.
  • Nick Ellington is putting up 7.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per contest, making 53.1% of his shots from the field.

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