Eastern Illinois won its second in a row with an 84-82 overtime win over Morehead State on Saturday. Cornell Johnston scored 15 points with 10 rebounds and Demetrius McReynolds added 14 points as the Panthers made 9-of-20 three-point attempts. Murray State is having one of its worst seasons in recent memory and now has lost seven of its last 10 games, including 73-71 at Tennessee State on Saturday. The Racers are shooting only 42.3 percent from the field and still are recovering from losing four starters from last year's squad. Murray State is 3-7-1 ATS its last 11 games overall and 5-11-1 ATS their last 17 conference games dating to last season. Take the big points and play Eastern Illinois.
This pick was released to clients on January 21, 2024 at 10:59AM ET.
CBB
Eastern Illinois at Murray State
January 21, 2016
8:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Eastern Illinois +9.5 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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