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Belmont Bruins vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers
The fans at Lantz Arena will be treated to a game between the Belmont Bruins and the Eastern Illinois Panthers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -12.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 150.
Last time out for Eastern Illinois, they were a 70-61 winner as they battled Cougars on the road. They covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog.
Belmont won its last outing, a 72-71 result against Racers on January 30. They failed to cover in that game as a -2.5-point favorite.
Belmont:
Team record: 18-1 SU,11-6-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 15 straight games.
Belmont is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Belmont is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Belmont's last 5 games on the road
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 6-13 SU,4-15 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Eastern Illinois is 16-5-1 SU in its last 22 games at home
Eastern Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Belmont at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Saturday, February 6
Eastern Illinois home to Tennessee State Saturday, February 6