The Eastern Illinois Panthers visit Henderson Center to take on the Marshall Thundering Herd. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The Thundering Herd got blown out by James Madison 107-84 on Sunday. Despite the loss, James Kelly earned his second double-double this season with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Panthers, meanwhile, are coming off a 79-73 win against Northern Kentucky on Saturday. Cornell Johnston was the game’s top scorer, accumulating 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
Marshall is a five-point favorite against Eastern Illinois and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is 153 points. The Thundering Herd come into this game 0-6 Straight Up (SU) and 1-5 Against The Spread (ATS).
As for their opponent, Eastern Illinois has identical records of 2-4 SU and ATS so far. Eastern Illinois’s three-point defense is one of the top in the country, with opponents making only 6.0 shots from the three-point line per game.
Marshall and Eastern Illinois will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Marsh, ATS Winner – EastIl, O/U – Over
Notes
Marshall is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Marshall’s last 7 games.
Marshall is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Marshall is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The Marshall Thundering Herd average 77.1 possessions and .928 points per possession in games this season. The Eastern Illinois Panthers average fewer possessions with 70.1, as well as fewer points per possession with .920.
The Marshall Thundering Herd average an effective field goal percentage of 44.5% this season. The Eastern Illinois Panthers have a losing record of 1-4 when opponents have an eFG% of 44.5% or greater.
The Marshall Thundering Herd average 29.0 three point attempts per game, while the Eastern Illinois Panthers attempt 19.0. When attempting 20 or more three pointers in a game, Marshall has yet to win a game (0-6), while Eastern Illinois is an even 1-1.
Marshall has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.1% this season. Eastern Illinois has a losing 1-2 record when its TO% is 20.1% or higher.
