Morehead State vs. SIU-Edwardsville Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 29

The Morehead State Eagles (11-10, 7-3 OVC) host the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (13-8, 6-4 OVC) at Ellis T. Johnson Arena, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2026. The Eagles are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 133.5.

Their last time out, Morehead State won on Saturday 73-68 against Eastern Illinois. Chase Dawson's team-high 18 points led Morehead State in the win. In its last outing on Saturday, SIU-Edwardsville earned a 62-58 win against Tennessee Tech. Arnas Sakenis scored 16 points in SIU-Edwardsville's victory, leading the team.

Morehead State vs. SIU-Edwardsville Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Ellis T. Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Morehead State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Morehead State -130
• Moneyline underdog: SIU-Edwardsville +108
• Over/Under: 133.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Morehead State vs. SIU-Edwardsville

• This season, 17 of Morehead State's 18 games have gone over Thursday's total of 133.5 points.
• This season, 10 games SIU-Edwardsville has played finished with a combined score higher than 133.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 149.7 points per game, 16.2 points more than the over/under of 133.5 for this contest.
• This game's total is 8.8 less than the 142.3 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• On average, Morehead State has seen a 153.9-point over/under in its games this season, 20.4 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 4.6 points lower than the average over/under in SIU-Edwardsville's games this season of 138.1.

Betting the Spread: Morehead State vs. SIU-Edwardsville

• In Morehead State's 18 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• The Eagles have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 1.5 points or more (in four chances).
• SIU-Edwardsville has nine wins against the spread in 18 games this year.
• This year, the Cougars have won ATS in each of their five games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this season, Morehead State is 3-2 against the spread and 4-1 overall.
• Morehead State has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, SIU-Edwardsville is 5-4 overall and 6-3 against the spread.
• SIU-Edwardsville has one win ATS (1-3) on the road as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Morehead State vs. SIU-Edwardsville

• Morehead State has been listed as the moneyline favorite four times this season and has won all of those games.
• The Eagles have entered four games this season favored by -130 or more, and won each of those games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Morehead State has a 56.5% chance to win.
• SIU-Edwardsville has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in six games this year and has walked away with the win four times (66.7%) in those games.
• This year, the Cougars have won three of five games when listed as at least +108 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that SIU-Edwardsville has a 48.1% chance of pulling out a win.