Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 10

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-7) visit the Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-6) at Lantz Arena, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The Colonels are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is 151.5 for the matchup.

Eastern Kentucky enters this contest after an 89-78 loss to Illinois State on Wednesday. Juan Cranford Jr. recorded 17 points, two rebounds and one assist for Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Illinois enters this game following an 82-74 loss to Lindenwood on Saturday. Kooper Jacobi scored 20 points in Eastern Illinois' loss, leading the team.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Eastern Kentucky -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Eastern Kentucky -226
• Moneyline underdog: Eastern Illinois +185
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• All seven of Eastern Kentucky's games this season have finished with a higher combined score than Wednesday's over/under of 151.5 points.
• This season, three games Eastern Illinois has played finished with a combined score over 151.5 points.
• The total for the matchup of 151.5 is 8.1 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Colonels (81.3 points per game) and the Panthers (62.1 points per game).
• The 162.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 11.4 more than the 151.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Eastern Kentucky has had a 166.4-point over/under in its games this season, 14.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Eastern Illinois' games have an average over/under of 139.9 points this season, 11.6 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Eastern Kentucky has one win against the spread in seven games this year.
• Eastern Illinois is 3-4-0 against the spread this season.
• This year, the Panthers have just two against the spread wins in six games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more.
• Eastern Kentucky is 0-4 overall, with only one win against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Eastern Kentucky lost the only game it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Colonels have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -226 moneyline set for this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Eastern Kentucky has a 69.3% chance to win.
• Eastern Illinois has been victorious in one of the five contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Panthers have won all of their four games in which they were named as at least a +185 moneyline underdog.
• Eastern Illinois has an implied victory probability of 35.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Pick ATS: Eastern Illinois (+ 5.5)
• Pick OU: Under (151.5)
  
• Prediction: Eastern Kentucky 73 - Eastern Illinois 72