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Eastern Illinois @ Indiana

College basketball 2026-27 · Ohio Valley vs Big Ten · · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

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IUIndiana Hoosiers
89% to win
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No betting line has been posted for this game yet. Sportsbooks usually post college basketball lines the day before; a few small-conference games get one only on game day or not at all. Books also take a line down for a while when a key player's status is unclear. We check ESPN and The Odds API several times a day and add the line as soon as there is one.

Not a promise: a 89% pick still loses about 1 time in 10.

The line

MarketAZMango
SpreadNo line yetIU -13.7
Totaln/a143.3
Moneylinen/aEIU +791
IU -791 fair

No betting line has been posted for this game yet. Sportsbooks usually post college basketball lines the day before; a few small-conference games get one only on game day or not at all. Books also take a line down for a while when a key player's status is unclear. We check ESPN and The Odds API several times a day and add the line as soon as there is one.

5,000 simulated games

IU 82, EIU 68Typical score
EIU by 1 to IU by 278 in 10 games
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Advantages Why Indiana can win

  1. Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated Indiana about 7.1 points stronger over recent games.
  2. Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Indiana 59th (+8.9), Eastern Illinois 323rd (-11.4) of 365.
  3. Home court: Indiana play at home, worth about 3 points in college basketball, more than in the NBA.
  4. Point differential per game: Indiana 63rd (+6.0), Eastern Illinois 320th (-7.6) of 365.
  5. Team matchup: where Indiana can take advantage. Their shooting efficiency (22nd of 365) meets the Eastern Illinois shooting defense (146th), so look for them to get clean looks against a defense that gives them up.
  6. Star matchup: Best player against best player, Lamar Wilkerson (Indiana: 20.9 pts, 3.5 reb, 2.4 ast, Game Score 14.3) has the edge on Zion Fruster (Eastern Illinois: 14.5 pts, 3.2 reb, 2.3 ast, Game Score 9.1); at forward, Tucker DeVries (Indiana: 13.7 pts, 5.2 reb, 3.3 ast, Game Score 10.5) has the edge on Kooper Jacobi (Eastern Illinois: 11.1 pts, 6.4 reb, 1.8 ast, Game Score 8.2).
  7. Simulation: Indiana win 4,440 of 5,000 simulated games.

Disadvantages Why Indiana may not

  1. Turnovers forced per 100 possessions: Eastern Illinois 39th (19.3), Indiana 279th (15.1) of 365.
  2. Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Indiana lose by 1 or more.
  3. Weak spot: Indiana rank 299th of 365 in offensive rebounding (share of misses) (26.9%).
  4. Weak spot: Indiana rank 279th of 365 in turnovers forced per 100 possessions (15.1).
  5. Team matchup: Eastern Illinois have no clear unit-against-unit edge, so their path runs through a hot shooting night or a cold one from the favorite.
  6. Star matchup: the key positions lean Indiana on paper, but Zion Fruster (14.5 pts, 3.2 reb, 2.3 ast, Game Score 9.1) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
  7. Upset odds: Eastern Illinois win 560 of 5,000 simulations (11%). A 89% pick still loses about 1 time in 10.

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EIU Eastern Illinois

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Side by side

EIUIU
0-0Record0-0
-11.4 323Net rating+8.9 59
96.4 349Offensive rating116.0 49
107.8 157Defensive rating107.1 133
+0.0 162Strength of schedule+1.3 37
45.7% 352Effective FG%56.1% 22
50.8% 146Opponent eFG%49.0% 68
18.6 302Turnovers per 10015.1 71
28.2% 256Offensive rebound %26.9% 299
31.7% 2913-point %34.7% 138
67.0 279Pace67.4 259

Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).

Last 2 meetings

DateSeasonScoreWinner
2024-11-102024-25Eastern Illinois 55 @ Indiana 90IU
2015-11-132015-16Eastern Illinois 49 @ Indiana 88IU

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