Eastern Illinois at DePaul

DePaul was supposed to be better than this. They returned 4 starters and most of their points per game. But, they've come out of the gate very flat. They have lost two straight as favorites, scoring 39 last game on 34% shooting vs. Northwestern. E. Illinois coverd the only game this year vs. an equivalent team, losing by just two vs. Iowa State as a 17.5 point underdog. This line seems out of whack given the performances by these two teams thus far. It is explained by looking at how poorly E. Illinois did last season. But, that was last season. This year they are playing good solid defense and underdogs that were bad last season (outscored by opponents by 8 or more points/game), after allowing 60 points or less are 44-17 (72%) over the past decade. DePaul is 1-8 ATS the past three seasons as a double-digit favorite! Take the points here.