Thursday’s college basketball schedule includes the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (20-12, 12-6 ASUN) taking the road to match up with Darius McGhee and the Liberty Flames (25-7, 15-3 ASUN) at Liberty Arena. The opening tip is at 7:00 PM ET. Thursday’s matchup between the Flames and the Colonels features the Flames as sizable 12.5-point favorites. A 141.5-point total has been set for the game.
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Liberty Vs Eastern Kentucky Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | -12.5 | 141.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Liberty (-12.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (141.5) |
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Liberty Vs Eastern Kentucky Stat Rankings
| Liberty Avg. (Rank) | Eastern Kentucky Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 75.3 (102nd) | Points Scored | 77.5 (48th) |
| 60.1 (9th) | Points Allowed | 71.9 (239th) |
| 31.8 (250th) | Rebounds | 38 (6th) |
| 7.3 (312th) | Off. Rebounds | 12.6 (1st) |
| 10.7 (7th) | 3pt Made | 8.7 (60th) |
| 16.4 (18th) | Assists | 15.6 (36th) |
| 10.3 (32nd) | Turnovers | 11.9 (171st) |
Liberty Vs Eastern Kentucky Betting Trends
- The Flames have 18 wins in 29 games against the spread this season.
- Liberty’s ATS record as 12.5-point favorites or more is 10-2.
- The Flames have seen 14 of their 29 games hit the over.
- In 10 games this year, Liberty and its opponent have combined to score more than 141.5 points.
- The over/under for this game is 141.5 points, 6.1 more than the average point total for Flames games this season.
- Against the spread, Eastern Kentucky is 18-10-1 this season.
- As a 12.5-point underdog or greater, the Colonels have one win ATS (1-3) this year.
- This season, 14 of Liberty’s 29 games have gone over the point total.
- Colonels games have gone over 141.5 points on 13 occasions this season.
- The average total for Eastern Kentucky’s games is 149.4 points, which is 7.9 more than this game’s over/under.
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Liberty Impact Players
- McGhee posts 22.5 points and 2.9 assists per contest — both team highs. He is also putting up 3.2 rebounds, shooting 44.9% from the field and 41.2% from downtown with 4.6 made 3-pointers per contest (second in college basketball).
- Kyle Rode puts up 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Colin Porter averages a team-best 3.8 assists per game. He is also putting up 7.3 points and 2.3 rebounds, shooting 40.4% from the floor and 39.2% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.
- Blake Preston puts up a team-best 5.3 rebounds per contest. He is also posting 6.9 points and 1.4 assists, shooting 66.2% from the floor.
- Shiloh Robinson puts up 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, shooting 58.3% from the field.
Eastern Kentucky Impact Players
- Devontae Blanton paces the Colonels in scoring (16.4 points per game), and produces 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Michael Moreno is averaging 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, making 44.9% of his shots from the field and 39.6% from beyond the arc, with 2.6 treys per game.
- Isaiah Cozart is putting up a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 9 points and 0.3 assists, making 63.1% of his shots from the floor.
- Cooper Robb is putting up 7.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, making 35.4% of his shots from the field and 31.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 treys per game.
- Tayshawn Comer is the Colonels’ top assist man (3.6 per game), and he contributes 7.6 points and 2.2 rebounds.
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