Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois

Eastern Kentucky has 11 wins on the season, winning three of the last four, including a 79-70 win at Austin Peay as a +2 dog. Defense has been the catalyst, lowering their points allowed by 12 per game during the last four contests. Eastern Kentucky took the lead with an 18-0 run in the first half and never looked back on its way to an 88-69 win over Southeast Missouri last Saturday. They have a star in senior Jarelle Reischel (20.2 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game), who ranks in the top 10 in the Ohio Valley Conference in almost every major category, including tops in scoring. They face a struggling Eastern Illinois (4-12) squad that has dropped six in a row. The Panthers are 15-39-1 ATS against a team with a winning straight-up record, as well as 5-22-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600. And Eastern Kentucky is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings at Eastern Illinois. Take Eastern Kentucky.