Eastern Illinois odds, tips and predictions at Indiana

The Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-1) and No. 18 Indiana Hoosiers (1-0) meet Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s 24/7 college basketball odds Eastern Illinois vs. Indiana Opportunitiesand make our college basketball picks and predictions.

The Panthers fell 112-67 in their season opener on Monday as 25.5-point underdogs to the 24th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini, with the over (145) going in the money. EIU bounced back with a 97-61 win over Division III Earlham College on Wednesday. G Artese Stapleton scored a team-high 17 points for the Panthers in the win, while F Cooper Jacobi added 16 and G Zion Fruster Scored 15 points.

The Hoosiers opened Wednesday with an 80-61 home win over SIU-Edwardsville, even though Indiana was a 26.5-point favorite at under (150.5). IU shot 52.6% (30 of 57) from the field, including 37.5% (6 of 16) from 3F Mackenzie Mgbako Scored a game-high 31 points with 9 rebounds and four 3-pointers.

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Eastern Illinois at Indiana odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Eastern Illinois +3500 (Bet $100 to win $3,500) | Indiana -20000 (bet $20,000 to win $100)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Eastern Illinois +26.5 (-102) | Indiana -26.5 (-120)
• Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Tips and forecasts for Eastern Illinois and Indiana

forecast

Indiana 89, Eastern Illinois 57

Money line

Indiana (-20000) will cost 200x the potential return, which is stupid to even think about.

HAPPEN. Instead, bet on the spread and/or the total.

Against the spread

INDIANA -26.5 (-102) puts up big numbers, but the Hoosiers are worth supporting.

IU’s offense, led by Mgbako, was fine in the opening game, perhaps shaking off some rust. Expect the offense to be more of a well-oiled machine in Game No. 2, especially against an Eastern Illinois team that was completely trampled by another Big Ten team in the Illini in Champaign.

Over/Under

UNDER 149.5 (-105) is worth a look. While the Hoosiers should score their fair share of points, the Panthers will likely struggle to gain an edge against the 18th-ranked team in the country.

The concern is that EIU allowed 112 points in its opener at Illinois. Indiana’s offense didn’t look nearly as productive in the first game of the season, but things went well here.

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