Morehead State at Little Rock odds, picks and predictions
The Morehead State Eagles (20-5, 11-1 Ohio Valley) and Little Rock Trojans (14-11, 8-4) meet Thursday at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Ark. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Morehead State vs. Little Rock odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Morehead State is 3 games clear of Little Rock, Tennessee-Martin and Western Illinois for 1st place in the OVC. However, while the Eagles are 12-0 straight-up (SU) at home, they're just 8-5 away from home this season.
The Eagles have won 7 in a row since a 61-48 setback at SIUE back on Jan. 13, and Morehead State is a respectable 4-2-1 against the spread (ATS) in those 7 games while cashing the Under at a 7-2 pace in the previous 9 outings.
Little Rock is playing its best basketball of the season, rattling off 3 straight wins, and 6 victories in the past 7 outings, while covering each of the past 4 contests. The Under is on a 6-0 run for the Trojans, allowing 61 or fewer points in 3 in a row, and 4 of the past 5 outings.
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Morehead State at Little Rock odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 9:37 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Morehead State -182 (bet $100 to win $182) | Little Rock +150 (bet $100 to win $150)
- Against the spread (ATS): Morehead State -4.5 (-102) | Little Rock +4.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Morehead State at Little Rock picks and predictions
Prediction
Little Rock 69, Morehead State 67
Moneyline
LITTLE ROCK (+150) is a solid value in this OVC battle, as the Trojans try to reel in Morehead State (-182). A loss here would all but end the regular-season conference title hopes of the Trojans.
UALR has been playing great basketball lately, posting timely offense with strong defense. It has limited teams to 61 or fewer points in 4 of the past 5 games, while covering 4 straight, and 5 of the past 6 outings.
Against the spread
LITTLE ROCK +4.5 (-120) is worth taking catching the points if you want a little wiggle room, and just can't play the Trojans straight up.
Morehead State -4.5 (-102) is 0-2-1 ATS in the past 3 games, and an ordinary 2-2 ATS in the previous 4 outings. And since UALR joined the OVC last season, the Trojans have covered both meetings, including 72-68 outright win at home as 2-point underdogs on Feb. 9, 2023.
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Over/Under
UNDER 142.5 (-115) is the best option on the board in this OVC clash.
Morehead State has been all about the Under lately, going low in 7 of the past 9 games, including 4-1 in the past 5 contests on the road.
The Eagles have allowed 60 or fewer points in 4 of the past 5 outings, too. In fact, defense has been a huge key in the team's success all season, allowing just 61.8 PPG to rank 6th in the country. Morehead State allows just a 38.4% field-goal percentage and 28.3% mark from behind the 3-point line, too, harkening back to the glory days when Kenneth Faried strolled campus.
And if that isn't good enough for you, Little Rock has hit the Under in 6 in a row. The Trojans have slowed it up on offense, getting quite deliberate at that end, while locking it down on D after a slow start to the season.
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