UT Martin vs. Eastern Illinois Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 1

Thursday's game at Lantz Arena has the UT Martin Skyhawks (12-9, 5-3 OVC) matching up with the Eastern Illinois Panthers (10-11, 4-4 OVC) at 8:30 PM ET ET (on February 1). Our computer prediction projects a narrow 74-73 victory for UT Martin, so it should be a competitive matchup. According to our computer prediction, Eastern Illinois is projected to cover the point spread (1.5) versus UT Martin. The two teams are expected to fall short of the 149.5 total.

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UT Martin vs. Eastern Illinois Odds

UT Martin vs Eastern Illinois Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
UT Martin -1.5 149.5 -113 -113 -114 +-106

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UT Martin vs. Eastern Illinois Prediction

  • Prediction: UT Martin 74, Eastern Illinois 73

UT Martin Betting Info

  • The Skyhawks have four wins against the spread in eight conference games this season.
  • The Skyhawks have had one OVC game (out of eight) hit the over this season.
  • The Skyhawks have been favorites in nine games this season and won six (66.7%) of those contests.
  • UT Martin has a record of 6-3, a 66.7% win rate, when it's favored by -114 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • Skyhawks games this season have gone over this contest's total of 149.5 points 11 times.
  • The average point total in UT Martin's outings this year is 159.7, 10.2 more points than this game's over/under.

UT Martin's Top Players

Skyhawks Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jordan Sears 21 19.3 4.2 3.8 1.5 0.1 2
Jacob Crews 21 17.8 7.9 1 0.8 0.4 2.7
Issa Muhammad 17 11.4 8.7 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.2
KK Curry 20 8.9 4.3 1.1 1 0.4 0.4
Kenny White Jr. 6 7.7 3.2 1 0.2 0.3 0.3

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Eastern Illinois Betting Info

  • The Panthers have beaten the spread four times in eight OVC games.
  • Two of the Panthers eight OVC games have gone over the point total.
  • The Panthers have won in two of the 10 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This year, Eastern Illinois has won two of 12 games when listed as at least -106 or better on the moneyline.
  • The Panthers have played three games this season that ended with a combined score over 149.5 points.
  • The average over/under for Eastern Illinois' contests this season is 136.5, 13.0 fewer points than this game's total.

Eastern Illinois' Top Players

Panthers Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Tiger Booker 17 14.9 2.4 2.8 2.3 0.1 0.8
Nakyel Shelton 21 11.5 4.6 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.3
Kooper Jacobi 17 10.5 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.9
Kyndall Davis 21 8.8 2.8 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.9
Corey Swayer Jr. 19 8.2 2.3 1.7 1.1 0.1 0.7

UT Martin vs. Eastern Illinois Scoring Insights

  • The 81.8 points the Skyhawks average are 15.1 more than the Panthers concede.
  • When UT Martin scores more than 66.7, it is 8-5 versus the spread and 12-5 overall.
  • Eastern Illinois is 7-8 against the spread and has a 9-10 record overall when conceding fewer than 81.8 points.
  • The Panthers score 8.2 fewer points per game (69.8) than the Skyhawks concede (78).
  • Eastern Illinois is 2-0 against the spread and 6-0 overall when putting up over 78 points.
  • UT Martin is 1-1 against the spread and 3-0 overall when it has allowed fewer than 69.8 points.
  • The Skyhawks have put up 80 more points than their opponents this year (3.8 per game), and the Panthers have also outscored their opponents, by 65 (3.1 per game).

UT Martin vs. Eastern Illinois Rankings

UT Martin Rank UT Martin AVG Eastern Illinois AVG Eastern Illinois Rank
28th 81.8 Points Scored 69.8 285th
323rd 78 Points Allowed 66.7 58th
15th 41.2 Rebounds 35 222nd
217th 8.5 Off. Rebounds 9 167th
68th 8.7 3pt Made 5.7 320th
200th 13 Assists 14 127th
207th 11.7 Turnovers 10 52nd

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