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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Belmont Bruins
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Belmont Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Curb Event Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -28.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 132.5.
Belmont won its last outing, a 81-72 result against Redhawks on February 12. They failed to cover in that game as a -13.5-point favorite.
Eastern Illinois was a 62-54 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Governors. They covered the +11.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 5-21 SU,10-15 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Eastern Illinois's last 15 games on the road
Belmont:
Team record: 22-5 SU,14-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Belmont is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Belmont is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Belmont's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State Saturday, February 19
Belmont home to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Saturday, February 19